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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2003 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 413-421
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2003.413.421
Varietal Screening of Tomato to Tomato Fruit Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) and Associated Tomato Plant Characters
U.K. S. Khanam, M. Hossain, N. Ahmed, M. M. Uddin and M. S. Hossain

Abstract: The screening of thirty tomato varieties/lines to tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) infestation was conducted in relation to their morphological characters. The tomato fruit borer infestation varied significantly among the varieties/lines and also with the age of the tomato plants. Among the varieties/lines, V-29 and V-282 were found moderately resistant and susceptible respectively. Plant height, stem diameter, total number of branches/plant, total number of leaves/plant, 2nd leaf area, total leaf chlorophyll, number of leaf hair, number of fruits/plant of V-29 line were 81.74, 1.45 cm, 14, 453, 19.58 sq. cm, 1.13mg g-1, 12 and 48 respectively. Again the aforementioned characters for V-282 line were 80.74 cm, 1.18 cm, 9, 396, 21.57 sq. cm, 1.24 mg g-1, 17 and 30 respectively.

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U.K. S. Khanam, M. Hossain, N. Ahmed, M. M. Uddin and M. S. Hossain, 2003. Varietal Screening of Tomato to Tomato Fruit Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) and Associated Tomato Plant Characters. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 6: 413-421.

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