Abstract:In the present study, molecular characterization was carried out at the Department of Plant Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore to identify the strains of fall armyworm collected from pearl millet crop at four different locations in Tamil Nadu, India. PCR-RFLP profile of mitochondrial COI fragment exhibited the presence of both ‘C’ and ‘R’ strains of FAW. MtCOI region analysis revealed that, thirteen samples showed ‘R’ strain identity, and others assumed ‘C’ strain identity. Sequence … Show more
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