1Professor Emeritus, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar -190 006, J&K, India
Post Graduate, Department of Bioresources (Botany), University of Kashmir, Srinagar -190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: draltaf_786@yahoo.com
Online published on 15 September, 2012.
Different cultural practices reduced the infestation rate of Apriona germari Hope (coleoptera: cerambycidae: Laminnae) among mulberry genotypes in Jammu and kashmir. Removal of brood trees reduced the borer infestation by 59.65% as compared to control farm and 56.76% in comparison to pretreatment infestation of treatment farm. Summer pruning reduced the infestation rate significantly. Among mulberry genotypes chakmajra cultivar offered slight resistance to A. germari attack.
Cultural control, infestation rate, Apriona germari
