Influence of Climate and Plant Phenology (Plant Age and Growth Stage) Influence Rhopalosiphum Padi L. Abundance on Wheat Plants in Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Moustafa Mohamed Sabry Bakry,
Amr M. M. Badawy,
Lamiaa H.Y. Mohamed
Abstract:Field experiments were conducted at El-Mattana Agricultural Research Station, Luxor Governorate, during two successive wheat growing seasons (2017/18 and 2018/19). This was to study the seasonal abundance of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on wheat plants (Giza 171 cultivar). We also investigated the effects of climate and plant phenology on the R. padi population density. Results indicated that R. padi infested wheat plants from December 17, 2017, until April 8, 2018, within the first growing season… Show more
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