Screening of Mustard Germplasm Against Aphid

ISBN-13: 9786139899241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 84 str.

Usha Yadav

Opis

Mustard is an important oilseed crop commodity contributing 28.3 and 19.8% in world acreage and production respectively (Kumar, 1999). Among various oil seed crops of india mustard occupies a predominant position contributing 23% of oilseed production(Vankatramani, 2000).Rape seed mustard is the second largest oilseed crop in the world providing 13% of the world's supply (Raymer et al., 2002). India occupies 7.00 million hectare area under rapeseed-mustard cultivation with average yield of 1.01 metric tons/ha (Anonymous, 2009). The mustard aphid, L. erysimi has gained the status of key pest of rapseed-mustard in India. Cultivation of resistant or tolerant varieties is the easiest way to protect mustard crop from insect pests.

O autorze

Yadav, Usha
Dr. Usha Yadav completed her Ph.D. in Agril. Entomology in the year 2016 from G.B. Pant University of Agri. and Tech., Pantnagar and qualified ASRB-ICAR NET in Entomology in the year 2013. She achieved Best Poster Presentation Award in "National Seminar on Recent Developments and Implementations of Technologies in Agriculture" Agro. Tech. -2018.