Nature of resistance in selected rice varieties and population fluctuation of green leafhoppers,Nephotettix virescens (Distant) andNephotettix nigropictus (Stål)
Abstract:In multiple 'Choice tests with 30-day-old plants of resistant and, susceptible varieties. both the species of green leafhoppers, N ephotettix »irescens (Distant) and N ephotettlx niqropictus (Stal) exhibited relative non-preference to highly resistant varieties (Ptb 2, Ptb 7 and Ptb 18) both for settling and oviposition. Even when 100 first instar nymphs were caged on individual 25-day-old plants of highly resistant varieties, the plants suffered very low damage and also induced high mortality of nymphs. Diffe… Show more
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