Effect of plant phenotypic characters on the incidence of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) on urdbean
Abstract
Association of plant phenotypic characters viz. leaf size, leaf thickness, glabracity, trichome length and leaf colour with the incidence of Bemisia tabaci growth stages i.e. adults, eggs, nymphs and pupae was studied on 12 genotypes of urdbean. The leaf size, leaf thickness, glabracity and trichome length showed positive correlation. The leaf colour did not show any effect on any growth stages of whitefly.
Keywords
Bemisia tabaci, Pest development, Plant phenotypic characteristics, Vigna mungo
