Image Analysis Estimate of Leaf Area Damage Caused by Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Larvae on Different Citrus Cultivars
Muhammad Arshad1, Muhammad Irfan Ullah1*, Muhammad Afzal1, Mian Anjum Murtaza2, Ejaz Ahraf3, Zahoor Hussain4, Syed Muhammad Ali Zahid1 and Maryam Riaz1
1Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, 40100, Sargodha, Pakistan; 2Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, 40100 Sargodha, Pakistan; 3Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Sargodha, 40100 Sargodha, Pakistan; 4Department of Horticulture, University of Sargodha, 40100, Sargodha, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Layout for image analysis method through SigmaScan software to estimate the leaf area damage caused by CLM larval feeding.
Figure 2
Total mine area (Means±SE) generated by CLM on the leaf surface of different citrus cultivars, Means sharing similar letters are not significantly different at P > 0.05.
Figure 3
Percent leaf damage caused by CLM larvae on different citrus cultivars at different time interval.