1Department of Entomology, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttaranchal.
2Department of Vegetable Science, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttaranchal.
Host preference of red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas) was studied on sixty-eight indigenous germplasm lines of cucumber during 2002. These germplasm lines were grown in randomized block design with three replications. Data were collected on infestation of red pumpkin beetle on plants at different stages like cotyledonary, true leaf, flowering and fruiting ofcrop. Eight germplasm lines (PCUC7, PCUC36, PCUC47, PCUC66, PCU99, PCUC102, PCUC108 and PCUC110) showed resistance against red pumpkin beetle. These genotypes may be for used in future resistance breeding in cucumber.
Cucumber, Red pumpkin beetle, Resistance
