Evaluation of promising and released mango hybrids for multiple pest resistance.
Sushil Kumar, Nair A. G., Bhatt R. I.
Author Affiliation: Agriculture Experimental Station (AES), Gujarat Agricultural University, Paria, Valsad - 396 145, India.
Journal of Applied Zoological Researches 13 : 66-68
Abstract : Twenty mango hybrids evaluated for multiple pest resistance to tree hoppers, (Amritodus atkinsoni, Idioscopus clypealis, and I. niveosparsus), thrips (Scirtothrips mangiferae, S. dorsalis, Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus), leaf miner (Acrocercops syngramma), leaf gall midge (Protocontarinia matteiana [Procontarinia matteiana]), shoot borer (Chlumetia transversa) and fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis, Dacus correctus [B. correcta]) during 1996-99 in AES, Paria, Gujarat, India, revealed that 10 hybrids viz., Nedgoa, A.U. Rumani, Mehmood Bahar, Neleshan-Gujarat, Arka Punit, Sindhu, Manjira, Sangam, HY-165 and Neeluddin showed multiple resistance to the test insects. GMH-1 (a promising hybrid from Gujarat) and Neleshan (except planthoppers) showed moderate to susceptible reaction to most of the insect pests. Neeleshwari was less susceptible to these insect pests.