Identification of two genetic diverse Bemisia tabaci in western Madhya Pradesh based on mitochondrial COI DNA markers

Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (Mt COI) sequences were utilized as marker to reconstruct a phylogenetic tree for representative populations or genetic groups of Bemisia tabaci. To determine the distribution and correlation with different crop specificity of whiteflies with Mt COI marker a survey was conducted, samples were collected from 4 districts of western Madhaya Pradesh India and the nucleotide sequences of Mt COI were compared. The whiteflies collected from cotton in Ratlam district, brinjals in Khandwa districts belong to the genetic group Asia I type, similarly three whitefly samples collected from bean in Ratlam district, soybeans Khargone and Indore districts were matched with the genetic group Asia II type. Predominance of samples collected from different crops and geographical area no correlation were established with area and crops.