Varietal Preferences of Leafminer, Tuta absoluta on Tomatoes in Field
Abdul Hayee Gabol1, Arfan Ahmed Gilal1*, Lubna Bashir Rajput1, Jamal-U-Ddin Hajano2, Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi3, Ghulam Qader Mangrio1 and Jam Ghulam Mustafa Sahito4
1Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; 2Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; 3Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan; 4Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Mean weekly percentage infestation of Tuta absoluta on leaves of different tomato varieties (LSD = 6.1742).
Figure 2:
Mean weekly percentage infestation of Tuta absoluta on fruits of different tomato varieties (LSD = 2.5934) F = 4.11 P < 0.001.
Figure 3:
Overall percentage infestation of Tuta absoluta on leaves and fruits of different tomato varieties.
*Means followed by same letters are not significantly different from each other (P < 0.05, LSD values leaves = 1.2603, fruits = 0.5294).
Figure 4:
Impact of Tuta absoluta infestation on yield of different tomato varieties.
*Means followed by same letters are not significantly different from each other (P < 0.05, LSD = 23.659).