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Appraisal of Different Tomato Genotypes against Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Infestation with Reference to Morphological Plant Characters

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.

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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. 

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

December

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 6, pp. 2501-3000

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