Appraisal of Different Tomato Genotypes against Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Infestation with Reference to Morphological Plant Characters
Amjad Usman1*, Arshad Khan1, Ruidar Ali Shah2 and Toheed Iqbal3
1Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Agricultural Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 3Department of Entomology, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
amjadusman@aup.edu.pk
Figure 1
S. dorsalis population plant-1 on tomato genotypes on different dates i: 3rd April; ii, 10th April; iii, 17th April; 24th April; v, 1st May; vi, 8th May; vii, 15th May; viii, 22nd May 2017. Bars marked with different letters are significantly different at (P<0.05).
Figure 2
Average seasonal S. dorsalis population on tomato genotypes during 2017 (3rd April to 22nd May). Bars marked with different letters are significantly different at (P<0.05).
Figure 3
Yield of tomato different genotypes during 2017. Bars marked with different letters are significantly different at (P<0.05).
Figure 4
Leaf area of different tomato genotypes during 2017. Bars marked with different letters are significantly different at (P<0.05).
Figure 5
Temperature and Relative humidity recorded during tomato cropping season in Peshawar during 2017.