Screening of okra varieties resistance against sucking pests

Abstract

Screening experiment was conducted at Horticulture farm S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, (Rajasthan) during Kharif, 2017 to identify the infestation of okra against sucking pests. Out of ten varieties of Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench screened for relative resistance against sucking pests (leaf hopper, whitefly), none was found immune. The grading is done as least, moderately and highly susceptible. Among the ten varieties variety IIVR-11 and VRO-4 were categorized as least susceptible (harboured< 5.18 leaf hoppers/ three leaves and 5.04 whiteflies/ three leaves); Pusa Makhmali, Arka Abhay, VRO-5, VRO-6, Arka Anamika, and Pusa-A-GR as moderately susceptible, whereas, Kashi Satdhari and Parbhani Kranti as highly susceptible against leaf hopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula and whitefly, Bamisia tabaci.