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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Incidence of major pests of tomato in southern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu
Authors
Raja K M, Arivudainambi S
Abstract
The study carried out in the southern zone of Tamil Nadu covering three districts showed that the fruit borer and leaf miner as serious pests and found to cause severe damage in tomato crop. The occurrence of Helicoverpa armigera started eight weeks after transplantation and lost up to the final harvesting. Tomato leaf miner, the recent invasive pests drastically damage the crop. In Rabi season, fruit borer and leaf miner larvae showed positive correlation with temperature, rainfall and wind velocity and negative correlation with relative humidity. In Kharif season, rainfall and relative humidity greatly influenced the attack of fruit borer and leaf miner with high significant positive correlation during 2019. The aim of the study is to establish correlation between weather parameter and incidence of fruit borer and leaf miner to take necessary control measures in ecological point of view.
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Pages:217-220
How to cite this article:
Raja K M, Arivudainambi S "Incidence of major pests of tomato in southern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 217-220
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