Biological Indices Based Susceptibility Determination of Soybean Genotypes against Tobacco Caterpillar (S. litura)

Kumari Pragya¹ , S.B. Das² , K. Sri Jyosthsna³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.6 , pp.1-10, Jun-2021

Online published on Jun 30, 2021

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Abstract :
In recent years, soybean growers are witnessing production instability due to outbreak of insect pests. Among the major defoliators infesting soybean crop, Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura Fab. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)), a pest of polyphagous nature, damages soybean crop in both vegetative and reproductive phase. Taking into consideration the importance of resistant cultivars as an important component of IPM and for the effective management of S. litura and safeguarding the farmers income, the present study has been designed to categorise different soybean genotypes on the basis of their susceptibility towards the S. litura infestation, based on various biological indices that have been computed on the basis of various observations taken during in-vitro biological studies of S. litura reared on different soybean genotypes. Out of 16 soybean genotypes screened, genotypes viz. JS 22-05, JS 335, JS 22-04 and JS 22-06 were found to be highly susceptible to S. litura and they registered highest mean values for all the biological indices. Seven genotypes viz. JS 22-02, JS 97-52, JS 21-73, JS 20-29, JS 21-17, JS 22-03 and JS 21-71 were found to be least susceptible to S. litura and the mean values computed for all the biological indices were found to be minimum. Whereas genotypes JS 22-09, NRC 86, JS 22-08, JS 22-01 and JS 21-72 were found to be moderately susceptible to S. litura.

Key-Words / Index Term :
S. litura, Soybean, Genotypes, Susceptibility, Biological indices

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