Screening of Okra Varieties Against Important Sucking Pests

A field experiment was conducted at N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari on okra cultivars Parbhani Kranti, Arka Anamika, Pusa Sawani, Go-2 and LSVT (AOL-03-1) to screen for resistance to major sucking pests. Cultivars LSVT (AOL-03-1), GO-2 and, Pusa Sawani found to be moderately resistance to aphid, whereas, highest population of aphid was registered on cultivar Parbhani Kranti and found to be highly susceptible. Moreover, cultivar Arka Anmika exhibited low jassid population and proved to be resistant, whereas, GO-2 cultivar found moderately resistant. Cultivar Parbhani Kranti proved to be highly susceptible against jassid. However, Pusa Sawani, LSVT (AOL-03-1), Arka Anamika and GO-2 were supported low population of whitefly and proved tobe resistant, while Parbhani Kranti found to be susceptible against whitefly.