Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance

The population dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa as influenced by varietal resistance of cassava was determined over two cassava planting seasons (dry and wet season), using biweekly samples from 11 cassava genotypes in Ibadan, Nigeria. The population size of M. tanajoa and the damage scores were hi...

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Autores principales: Nukenine, E.N., Hassan, A.T., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Fokunang, C.N.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99962
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author Nukenine, E.N.
Hassan, A.T.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Fokunang, C.N.
author_browse Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Fokunang, C.N.
Hassan, A.T.
Nukenine, E.N.
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Hassan, A.T.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Fokunang, C.N.
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description The population dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa as influenced by varietal resistance of cassava was determined over two cassava planting seasons (dry and wet season), using biweekly samples from 11 cassava genotypes in Ibadan, Nigeria. The population size of M. tanajoa and the damage scores were higher during dry than wet season. In 1993, there was a higher mite population and damage peak in January than in March, while in 1994, the peak occurred only in April. Mite population and damage generally varied significantly among genotypes and sampling dates, and decreased as the plant aged. High relative humidity rainfall, and low temperature inhibited the mite population growth. During dry season, the rate of mite increase was higher on the susceptible cassava genotype than on the resistant genotypes while situation was reverse in wet season. The study showed that varietal resistance of cassava had a significant effect on the population growth rates of M. tanajoa. January was the favourable period for screening cassava genotypes for resistance to M. tanajoa in Ibadan, Nigeria regions.
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spelling CGSpace999622023-06-13T05:57:57Z Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance Nukenine, E.N. Hassan, A.T. Dixon, Alfred G.O. Fokunang, C.N. cassava mononychellus tanajoa genotypes The population dynamics of Mononychellus tanajoa as influenced by varietal resistance of cassava was determined over two cassava planting seasons (dry and wet season), using biweekly samples from 11 cassava genotypes in Ibadan, Nigeria. The population size of M. tanajoa and the damage scores were higher during dry than wet season. In 1993, there was a higher mite population and damage peak in January than in March, while in 1994, the peak occurred only in April. Mite population and damage generally varied significantly among genotypes and sampling dates, and decreased as the plant aged. High relative humidity rainfall, and low temperature inhibited the mite population growth. During dry season, the rate of mite increase was higher on the susceptible cassava genotype than on the resistant genotypes while situation was reverse in wet season. The study showed that varietal resistance of cassava had a significant effect on the population growth rates of M. tanajoa. January was the favourable period for screening cassava genotypes for resistance to M. tanajoa in Ibadan, Nigeria regions. 2002 2019-03-03T05:54:23Z 2019-03-03T05:54:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99962 en Open Access Nukenine, E.N., Hassan, A.T., Dixon, A.G.O. & Fokunang, C.N. (2002). Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5 (2) 177-183.
spellingShingle cassava
mononychellus tanajoa
genotypes
Nukenine, E.N.
Hassan, A.T.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Fokunang, C.N.
Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title_full Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title_fullStr Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title_full_unstemmed Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title_short Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
title_sort population dynamics of cassava green mite mononychellus tanajoa bondar acari tetranychidae as influenced by varietal resistance
topic cassava
mononychellus tanajoa
genotypes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99962
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