Screening of Rice Varieties Against White-Backed Plant Hopper, Sogatella Furcifera (Horvath)

Systematic screening of rice against white-backed planthopper, (WBPH) Soga-retta furcifera (H6rv.) was taken up from 1983 to 1985 at Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack under artificial infestation.

Seventeen lines viz; Pundia, Mahia bankoi, Sunabhai, Landi sargkanti, Bada-champa, Sitasala, Ranga Kalami, Nabab bhoga, Akula, Radachampa, Sitasala, Ranga Kalami, Nabab bhoga, Akula, Rajamahala, Sunakathi, Kunjamala, Pauli, Gudamathia, Nagara, Santeipeta and Krishna Kadali manji were identified as new Donors for WBPH resistance.