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Effect of different food plants on the development and reproduction ofHeliothis armigera (Hbn.)

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Studies on the rate of development and reproduction ofHeliothis armigera Hbn. on 8 different food plants at 26±2°C revealed that cotton was the most suitable host and tomato and sorghum were the least suitable.

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  1. Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    N. Dhandapani & M. Balasubramanian

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Dhandapani, N., Balasubramanian, M. Effect of different food plants on the development and reproduction ofHeliothis armigera (Hbn.). Experientia 36, 930–931 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953798

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