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Effect of the jassid Empoasca lybica on the growth and yield of two eggplant cultivars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Jennifer S. A. Kisha
Jennifer S. A. Kisha
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, Agricultural Research Corporation, Wad Medani, Sudan
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Abstract

During three seasons of observations similar populations of the jassid Empoasca lybica were recorded on two different eggplant cultivars (cvs). However cv Black Beauty exhibited more tolerance to jassid attack than cv Long Purple. Comparing jassid-infested and jassid-free treatments, the growth and yield of Long Purple plants were reduced more drastically by the insect than were those of Black Beauty.

Keywords

EmpoascaSolanum melongenajassid populationstoleranceyield
Type
Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 223 - 225
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Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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