Title of article :
Resistance of tomato cultivars to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) under field condition
Author/Authors :
azadi, fatemeh khuzestan agricultural sciences and natural resources university - faculty of agriculture - department of plant protection, Ramin, Iran , rajabpour, ali khuzestan agricultural sciences and natural resources university - faculty of agriculture - department of plant protection, Ramin, Iran , lotfi jalal abadi, amin khuzestan agricultural sciences and natural resources university - faculty of agriculture - department of agronomy and plant breeding, Ramin, Iran , mahjoub, mehdi agricultural and natural resources research center of kermanshah - department of plant protection, Ramin, Iran
Abstract :
Tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta, is the most destructive pest of tomato in Iran. Resistance levels of six tomato cultivars to the pest damage were evaluated during two tomato growing seasons (2014-2015). Samplings were done weekly. Leaf and fruit damages as well as the total yield of the cultivars were compared. Furthermore, leaf trichome density was evaluated. The highest to lowest leaf infestation rates were recorded for the Primo early, CaljN3, Petomek, Rio grande, Early urbana and Super 2270 cultivars respectively. Fruit infestation rate in Early urbana was significantly lower than the other cultivars in both growing seasons. Total yield of tomato (from the highest to the lowest) belonged to Super 2270, Early urbana, Rio grande, Petomek, Calj N3 and Primo early cultivars.
Keywords :
Tomato leaf miner , Host plant resistance , Leaf and fruit damage , Ramin , Khuzestan
Journal title :
Journal of Crop Protection
Journal title :
Journal of Crop Protection
