Raina, A.K. (1982) Fecundity and oviposition behaviour of the sorghum shootfly, atherigona soccata. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata , 31 (4). pp. 381-385.
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Abstract
The fecundity and oviposition behaviour of the muscid Atherigona soccata Rond. were studied under controlled conditions on CSH-1, a susceptible sorghum hybrid. Females laid an average of 78.1 plus or minus 5.5 eggs. Males and females lived for an average of 7 and 17 days, respectively. Under low infestation (average 1.2 eggs/plant), egg distribution followed a Poisson distribution. The middle region of the abaxial surface and the 4th leaf of a 5-leaf-stage plant were most preferred for oviposition. Green colour and a surface with ridges were preferred to a white and/or smooth substrate for oviposition. The adaptive significance of some of these observations is discussed
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection > Pests |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr B Krishnamurthy |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2012 09:44 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2012 09:44 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1982.tb03164... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5003 |
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