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Food preferences and consumption parameters of Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on different kale genotypes

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Food preferences and consumption parameters of Pieris brassicae larvae were carried out on 17 kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) genotypes. Fourth instar larvae reared on KL-36 genotype showed highest values for efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI) (77.36 ± 0.42%) and KL-18 genotype showed highest value for efficiency of conversion of digested food (ECD) (78.81 ± 0.57%). Highest consumption index (CI) (3.28 ± 0.28 g/g/day) and approximate digestibility (82.35 ± 3.82%) values were found on KL-SEL-2. For 5th instar larvae, highest values of ECI and ECD were found on KL-36 genotype (93.2 ± 3.01% and 98.53 ± 0.74%), respectively. For whole instar larva highest growth rate (GR) value was recorded on KL-36 (0.86 ± 0.91 g/g/day) and lowest on KL-12 (0.11 ± 0.31 g/g/day). P. brassicae had shorter larval (11.43 ± 0.23 day) and pupal period (3.2±0.32 day) on KL-36 genotype. Besides, longer larval (383.39 ± 1.14 mg), pupal (269.56 ± 4.10 mg) and adult weight (156.07 ± 2.69 mg) were found on KL-SEL-2 genotype. Highest damage level was recorded on KL-36 genotype & lowest damage was recorded on KL-SEL-2 genotype. Together, KL-36 was the most suitable and KL-SEL-2 was the least suitable kale genotype, respectively for P. brassicae.

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Hassan, S., Ahmad, T. & Hussain, B. Food preferences and consumption parameters of Cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on different kale genotypes. J Plant Dis Prot 130, 45–55 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-022-00683-8

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