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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2017 , Volume 5, Issue 2
Page No. : 937-944
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2919

Aphids and their Host Affinity- VI: Myzus spp.

Y. S. Rathore¹ and S. N. Tiwari^2*

¹Ex- Principle Scientist, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur 208 026 (U.P.)
²Professor, Deptt.of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar 263 145 (Uttarakhand)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: drsntiwari@gmail.com
Received: 20.04.2017 | Revised: 29.04.2017 | Accepted: 30.04.2017

ABSTRACT

Host-plant relationships of Myzus species, in general, revealed greater preference to plant species of dicotyledons (93.45%) than monocotyledons. In dicotyledons major contribution was of herbaceae (primarily herbaceous plants) (58.22%) than that of lignosae (primarily woody plants) (35.33%) and host-plant species: family ratio was 7.544 and 4.788, respectively. Out of 61 Myzus spp., 45.90% were monophagous, 6.56% oligophagous and 47.56% polyphagous. Small number of host-plants was shared by monocotyledons and non-angiosperms. M. persicae, M. ornatus, M. ascalonicus and M. cymbalariae are regarded as serious polyphagous species and they encompass large number of plant species in their host range.
Keywords: Host-plant relationship, Myzus spp., Dicotyledons, Monocotyledons, GAI

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Cite this article:

Rathore, Y.S. and Tiwari, S.N., Aphids and their Host Affinity- VI: Myzus spp., Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(2): 937-944 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2919

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