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Influence of Weather Factors on Insect and Mite Pests Infesting French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Assam, India


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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (ICAR), South Tripura (Tripura), India
2 Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
3 Department of Plant Pathology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
4 Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
     

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A field experiment was carried out in the Integrated Crop Research (ICR) farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat to determine the impact of weather parameters on insect and mite pests infesting French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) during 2013-14 and 2014-15. The weather parameters had a significant impact on population build up of various French bean crop pests. Cutworm population found to be positive and significant correlation with morning relative humidity (r=0.573) during 2014-15 while aphid showed a positive significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.555) and BSSH (r=0.671) but negative with relative humidity (r=-0.562*) in 2013-14. Two spotted spider mite (TSSM) population showed a positive significant correlation with morning relative humidity (r = 0.661* and r=0.617*) in both the years and negative correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.603 and r=559) in 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. A negative significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=706) and positive correlation with relative humidity (r=568) with pod borer population during 2013-14. The rain fall (r=589) had a negative significant correlation with Thrips population during 2013-14. Whitefly population found to be negative significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=554 and r=553) and positive correlation with morning relative humidity (r=605 and r=674) in 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. This present findings will certainly be a helpful tool for profitable cultivation of French bean crop by forecasting insect and mite pests arrival as well as management point of view.

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French Bean, Insect, Mite Pests, Infestation, Weather Parameters, Correlation.
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Authors

D. Sharmah
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (ICAR), South Tripura (Tripura), India
S. Rahman
Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
P. Debnath
Department of Plant Pathology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India
A. Khound
Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), India

Abstract


A field experiment was carried out in the Integrated Crop Research (ICR) farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat to determine the impact of weather parameters on insect and mite pests infesting French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) during 2013-14 and 2014-15. The weather parameters had a significant impact on population build up of various French bean crop pests. Cutworm population found to be positive and significant correlation with morning relative humidity (r=0.573) during 2014-15 while aphid showed a positive significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.555) and BSSH (r=0.671) but negative with relative humidity (r=-0.562*) in 2013-14. Two spotted spider mite (TSSM) population showed a positive significant correlation with morning relative humidity (r = 0.661* and r=0.617*) in both the years and negative correlation with maximum temperature (r=0.603 and r=559) in 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. A negative significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=706) and positive correlation with relative humidity (r=568) with pod borer population during 2013-14. The rain fall (r=589) had a negative significant correlation with Thrips population during 2013-14. Whitefly population found to be negative significant correlation with maximum temperature (r=554 and r=553) and positive correlation with morning relative humidity (r=605 and r=674) in 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. This present findings will certainly be a helpful tool for profitable cultivation of French bean crop by forecasting insect and mite pests arrival as well as management point of view.

Keywords


French Bean, Insect, Mite Pests, Infestation, Weather Parameters, Correlation.

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