eprintid: 689 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/06/89 datestamp: 2011-08-30 07:39:29 lastmod: 2011-08-30 07:39:29 status_changed: 2011-08-30 07:39:29 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Kausalya, K G icrisatcreators_name: Nwanze, K F supervisors_name: Nwanze, K G supervisors_name: Reddy, D D R affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru) affiliation: College of Agriculture(Rajendranagar) country: India title: Insect- Host Plant-Parasitoid Interactions : SORGHUM MIDGE Contarlnla sorghicola (Coqulllett) ispublished: unpub subjects: s1.4 full_text_status: public abstract: Three resistant (ICSV 745, ICSV 89058 and IS 10712) and three susceptible (Swarna, CSH 9 and ICSV 112) sorghum genotypes were sown on three dates each during the rainy (6, 15 and 30 Jul in rainy season 1992 and 2, 19 Jul and 6 Aug in rainy season 1993) and post-rainy (29 Oct, 13 Nov and 1 Dec 1992) seasons of 1992193. A modified headcage was developed for easy and precise collection of emerging insects. The species composition of natural enemies included three larval parasitoids (Aprostocetus sp., Eupelmus sp. and Apanfeles sp.) and one predator (Orius sp.). Parasitoid emergence commenced 1 - 3 weeks after initiation of midge emergence. The population dynamics of Aprostocetus sp, was similar in susceptible and resistant genotypes. Aprostocetus sp, activity was higher in the first and third sowing dates than in the second and greater numbers were recovered from susceptible than from resistant genotypes. The extent of parasitization of midge larvae did not follow a definite pattern with resistance or susceptibility of the host plant to midge. The lowest levels of parasitization were recorded from midge resistant ICSV 745. Studies on the tritrophic interactions indicated variations in preference for host stage for parasitization and development in rainy and post-rainy seasons date: 1994 date_type: submitted pages: 116 institution: College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar department: Department of Entomology thesis_type: phd related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=Insect-+Host+Plant-Parasitoid+Interactions+%3A+SORGHUM+MIDGE+Contarlnla+sorghicola+%28Coqulllett%29&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_sdt related_url_type: author citation: Kausalya, K G (1994) Insect- Host Plant-Parasitoid Interactions : SORGHUM MIDGE Contarlnla sorghicola (Coqulllett). PHD thesis, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar. document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/689/1/61300.pdf