%0 Book Section
%A Dua, R P
%A Gowda, C L L
%A Kumar, S
%A Saxena, K B
%A Govil, J N
%A Singh, B B
%A Singh, A K
%A Singh, R P
%A Singh, V P
%A Kranthi, S
%B Heliothis/ Helicoverpa Management
%C New Hampshire, USA
%D 2005
%F icrisat:3158
%I Science Publishers
%P 223-242
%T Breeding for Resistance to Heliothisl Helicoverpa: Effectiveness and Limitations  
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/3158/
%X Helicoverpa armigera (Hiibner) has been identified as an important pest problem  globally. Only a few insect pests cause as much loss to vegetative and  reproductive plant parts in a range of tropical and subtropical crops around  the world as Helicoverpa. Its geographical range of distribution extends to all  the continents, but the damage in the semi-arid tropics is enormous. Helicoverpa  armigera has been recorded from over 20 crops and 180 wild hosts in India.  Cyclic appearance of H. armigera on cotton and pulses has rendered the  mitigation of this pest to be quite difficult.............