| dc.contributor.author | Murungi, L. K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Knapp, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Masinde, P. W | |
| dc.contributor.author | Onyambu, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gitonga, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agong, S. G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-19T12:42:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-19T12:42:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277306698_HOST-PLANT_ACCEPTANCE_FECUNDITY_AND_LONGEVITY_OF_Tetranychus_evansi_Acari_Tetranychidae_ON_SELECTED_TOMATO_ACCESSIONS | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://karuspace.karu.ac.ke/handle/20.500.12092/3047 | |
| dc.description | Crop science Research article. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Seventomato (Lycopersicon sp.) accessions wereevaluated for their
resistance to thetomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and
Pritchard, in the laboratory. Data recorded was: (i) trichome density and (ii)
fecundity and longevity. Whole potted intact tomato plants were used for the
olfactometer bioassays, while leaf disk sections were used for the glass
bridge bioassays. There was a significant (P<0.05) negative correlation
between fecundity and longevity with the density of trichome types I and IV.
Significantly more females chose the direction with ‘Money Maker’
(susceptible accession) when compared to other accessions. Thus, trichome
density and plant-emitted volatiles seem to play an important role in host-
plant selection of spider mites. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lycopersicon sp. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trichomes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tomato red spider mite | en_US |
| dc.subject | Volatiles | en_US |
| dc.title | HOST-PLANT ACCEPTANCE, FECUNDITY AND LONGEVITY OF Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) ON SELECTED TOMATO ACCESSIONS | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
