Screening of Brinjal Varieties for Resistance Against Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee Infestation
Shalini Yadav
School of Agricultural Sciences, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram - 122 103, India.
Deepak Maurya
School of Agricultural Sciences, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram - 122 103, India.
Shiv Singh Tomar
School of Agricultural Sciences, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram - 122 103, India.
Sanju Tamang
School of Agricultural Sciences, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram - 122 103, India.
Biwash Gurung
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School of Agricultural Sciences, G.D. Goenka University, Gurugram - 122 103, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the experimental study, 10 brinjal varieties were examined under the field conditions against the incidence of shoot and fruit borer in Gurugram, Haryana, during kharif season 2024-2025. None of the varieties was totally resistant to the infestation by shoot and fruit borer, according to a comparative analysis of the various brinjal varieties. Among all, the Green long variety was found to be most resistant against shoot and fruit borer, with 4.13% of shoot and 9.88% of fruit infestation on a number basis and 12.51% on a weight basis. The brinjal variety Kashi Sandesh showed the highest susceptibility to infestation on shoots (30.42%) and fruits (33.56% and 36.92%, respectively) based on number and weight.
Keywords: Leucinodes orbonalis, screening, brinjal varieties, susceptible, Tolerant