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Trophic level interactions of host plant’s biophysical traits with insect pests and natural enemies on three jasmine species: a principal component analysis

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Jasmine is a traditional and economically viable ornamental plant. Jasminum sambac, J. auriculatum and J. grandiflorum are commercially cultivated in India and Asian countries. Insect pest infestation is dynamics among different Jasminum species. The biophysical characteristics of three species of jasmine were examined in the current experiment as well as their interactions with insect pests and their natural enemies. The principal component analysis validated the assumed relationship between the biophysical traits, insect occurrence and their natural enemies. Leaf web worm (Nausinea geometralis Guenee) incidence, hymenopteran wasp population and trichomes in upper surface of jasmine plants are positively interacted with each other. Correlation of leaf web worm (r = 0.891) and wasp population (r = 0.937) with trichomes in upper surface narrated interactions with both the parameters. Blossom midge (Contarinia maculipennis Felt) was infecting only J. sambac and not on J. auriculatum and J. grandiflorum. In the reverse, a non-insect pests eriyophid mite, Aceria jasmini damages J. auriculatum plants and doesn’t affect the J. sambac and J. grandiflorum. Present study reveals there was a significant interaction among jasmine crop (first trophic level), pests (second trophic level) and natural enemies (third trophic level).

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The presented manuscript is the part of the master’s dissertation. Jasmine is one among the economically important crop of export value. Their trophic interaction is being understudied subject. We authors initiated the study three years back in July, 2019. Upon comprehensive field and laboratory evaluations until September, 2020 we authors came to a conclusion that, there occurs a complex interaction in jasmine ecosystem. The interactions were discussed to the possible extent in this manuscript. We astonished by looking into some useful interaction that could be evolved in terms of pest management perspectives. We wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication and there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome. We confirm that the manuscript has been read and approved by all named authors and that there are no other persons who satisfied the criteria for authorship but are not listed. We further confirm that the order of authors listed in the manuscript has been approved by both of us. We further confirm that any aspect of the work covered in this manuscript that has not involved either experimental animals or human patients. We understand that the Corresponding Author is the sole contact for the Editorial process (including Editorial Manager and direct communications with the office). My self the corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the other author about progress, submissions of revisions and final approval of proofs. We confirm that we have provided a current, correct email address which is accessible by the Corresponding Author. The authors declare that we have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work and there is no conflict of interest in this paper.

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Pirithiraj, U., Soundararajan, R.P. Trophic level interactions of host plant’s biophysical traits with insect pests and natural enemies on three jasmine species: a principal component analysis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 17, 661–671 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-09986-5

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