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Association of citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) damage with physiological parameters and larval weight in Citrus reticulata

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

Muhammad Arshad ,
Muhammad Irfan Ullah ,
Muhammad Afzal ,
Hafiz M. Aatif ,
Yasir Iftikhar ,
Jaime Molina-Ochoa  and
John E. Foster
Muhammad Arshad
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Muhammad Irfan Ullah*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Muhammad Afzal
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Hafiz M. Aatif
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub campus Layyah, Pakistan
Yasir Iftikhar
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Jaime Molina-Ochoa
Affiliation:
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Crucero de Tecomán, autopista Colima-Manzanillo, Km. 40, Universidad de Colima, Coordinación General de Investigación Científica, Centro Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Agropecuario, Tecomán, Colima, México
John E. Foster
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE, USA
*
*E-mail: mirfanullah@uos.edu.pk
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Abstract

The citrus leafminer (CLM), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton causes injury to citrus and related species in the Rutaceae family. The damage that the CLM larvae can cause is significant in citrus plantations. We tested two citrus cultivars — ‘Kinnow’ (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and ‘Fairchild’ (a hybrid of Citrus reticulata Clementine x Orlando Tangelo) — to quantify CLM larvae infestation and effect on the physiology of the citrus cultivars. We then compared the CLM larval weight with its associated damage. To calculate infestation level, mine area and total leaf area, we used the image analysis technique. The infestation level of CLM was higher in ‘Fairchild’ than in ‘Kinnow’ cultivar of citrus. For both cultivars, larval weight of CLM was directly proportional to the amount of mines generated. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that the mines that CLM larvae generate pose significant effect on the net photosynthetic rates and water use efficiency of citrus nursery plants. These results will help improve our understanding of the interaction between CLM and citrus nursery plants and effect of the pest on the yield potential of the crop.

Keywords

Phyllocnistis citrellacitrusphotosynthesisstomatal conductanceinfestationlarval weight
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 2018 , pp. 26 - 32
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Copyright © icipe 2017 

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