Chilli hybrids reaction to biotic stress with special reference to thrips

Abstract

A field experiment to screen eleven commonly grown hybrids was conducted during Kharif season of the year 2016 and 2017 agaist thrips to identify source of resistance at the Research Farm of Department of Agricultural Entomology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. The experiment was laid out using two sets of same eleven hybrids each one under protected condition and another in unprotected condition in Randomized Block Design with spacing of 6.75 X 45 cm2. Results obtained in the present investigation shows that chilli hybrids, Arka Khyati and Sitara recorded low population of thrips. Whereas Green gold recorded highest densities of thrips in both the seasons.