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Efficacy of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus Against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in Different Locations of Tamil Nadu, India


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1 Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
 

Field experiments conducted against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) with nuclear polyhedrosls virus (NPV) on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in twelve different locations of Tamil Nadu indicated that two rounds of application at 250 larval equivalents (LE)/ha with crude sugar 2.5 kg/ha at 10, days Interval was significantly superior to untreated control in reducing the larval population, irrespective of the locations tested.

Keywords

NPV, Spodoptera litura, Tobacco.
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  • Efficacy of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus Against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in Different Locations of Tamil Nadu, India

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Authors

N. Dhandapani
Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
M. Kalyanasundaram
Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
P. C. Sundara Babu
Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
S. Jayaraj
Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India

Abstract


Field experiments conducted against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) with nuclear polyhedrosls virus (NPV) on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in twelve different locations of Tamil Nadu indicated that two rounds of application at 250 larval equivalents (LE)/ha with crude sugar 2.5 kg/ha at 10, days Interval was significantly superior to untreated control in reducing the larval population, irrespective of the locations tested.

Keywords


NPV, Spodoptera litura, Tobacco.