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Preference of red mite Tetranychus ludeni Zacher (Acari: Tetranychidae) to sweet potato genotypes.
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia - 1 Jan 2000
Castro B M C, Soares M A, Andrade Júnior V C, Santos Júnior V C, Fontes P C R, Wilcken C F, Serrão J E, Zanuncio J C
Abstract excerpt
Tetranychus ludeni damages the sweet potato. Pest development can vary between plant genotypes. The objective was to identify the preference of Tetranychus ludeni for Ipomoea batatas genotypes, from the germplasm bank at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM). Natural infestations of this mite were observed on 54 sweet potato genotypes in potted, in a greenhouse. Three mite-infested...
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