International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1508) Last page : (1512)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5656
Germplasm Evaluation of Chrysanthemum for Resistance to Aphid, Macrosiphoniella sanbornii (Gillette)
Saicharan M.1*, Anitha V.2, Srilatha D.3 and Lalitha Kameshwari4
1Research Scholar, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, BHU, Varanasi
2Principal Scientist & Head, AINP on Pesticide Residues, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
3Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
4Scientist, Department of Horticulture, FRS, SKLTHU, Hyderabad
*Corresponding Author E-mail: munpally33@gmail.com
Received: 17.07.2017 | Revised: 26.07.2017 | Accepted: 28.07.2017
ABSTRACT
Chrysanthemum aphid Macrosiphoniella sanbornii (Gillette) is one of the serious pests of chrysanthemum. In order to find best suited resistant/ tolerant variety for the growing region and also to get to know the affinity between chrysanthemum flower colour and aphid incidence, 15no. of germplasm collections (5 red fowered, 5 white and another 5 yellow coloured) were screened at Floricultural Research Station Hyderabad. Among the five cultivars which recorded highest mean aphid population PAU-B-107, Ratlam selection were white flowered, Poonam, Raichur were yellow coloured cultivars and Akitha was red flowered. Similarly the five cultivars which recorded lowest aphid population count Redgold and Priya were red flower cultivars, IIHR-6, Kadapa local were white coloured and Aparjitha was the yellow coloured cultivar, from which it can be inferred that there was no clear affinity to colour by the aphids.
Key words: Chrysanthemum, Gillette, Germplasm, Aphid.
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Cite this article: Saicharan, M., Anitha, V., Srilatha D. and Kameshwari, L., Germplasm Evaluation of Chrysanthemum for Resistance to Aphid, Macrosiphoniella sanbornii (Gillette), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(4): 1508-1512 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5656
