Seasonal incidence of spider mite in gerbera and its management under protected cultivation

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2022-12-19

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Gerbera jamesonii, mites, seasonal incidence, protected cultivation
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Vol. 79 No. 4 (2022): Indian Journal of Horticulture

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  • Ifrahim Zehra Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
  • Abu Manzar Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025, JKUT, India
  • M. J. Ahmad Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025, JKUT, India.
  • I. T. Nazki Division of Floriculture and Landscaping Architecture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025, JKUT, India.
  • Nageena Nazir Division of Agriculture Statistics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025, JKUT, India.
  • F. A. Khan Division of Basic Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025, JKUT, India

Abstract

The current study was conducted in the experimental plot of Division of Floriculture & Landscaping Architecture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Shalimar from March - February (2020-2021) under protected cultivation. The mite incidence on leaves reached the peak (1.75 mites/leaf) in 24th Standard Meteorological Week (SMW)-June when the mean maximum temperature was 33.3°C while on flowers, peak (13.95 mites/flower) was obtained in 27th SMW (July) at a corresponding maximum mean temperature of 37.7°C. The correlation studies between mite population and weather parameters revealed a positive and highly significant correlation of mites with temperature (minimum and maximum) whereas negative and highly significant relationship with maximum relative humidity was observed. Bio-efficacy of various treatments against mites revealed spiromesifen 5%EC@1ml/L to be most efficient followed by chlorfenapyr 10%SC @1ml/L. However, fipronil 5% SC @ 1 ml/L showed the lowest efficacy against mites.

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Zehra, I., Manzar, A., Ahmad, M. J., Nazki, I. T., Nazir, N., & Khan, F. A. (2022). Seasonal incidence of spider mite in gerbera and its management under protected cultivation. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 79(4). Retrieved from https://journal.iahs.org.in/index.php/ijh/article/view/516

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