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Integrated Management of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and Potato Apical Leaf Curl Virus in India

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This paper reviews the importance of Potato apical leaf curl virus (PALCV) in India, the biology of its major vector Bemisia tabaci and possible control measures of PALCV and B. tabaci. PALCV has appeared as a new problem in potato growing areas of northwestern plains of India. The first report of PALCV was made from Hissar around 2000. PALCV is a whitefly (B. tabaci) transmitted viral disease and the symptoms are manifested primarily in the form of upward or downward curling of leaves, with 40–75% infection being recorded in cultivars grown in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. B. tabaci is a polyphagous pest that feeds on numerous fibre (particularly cotton), food, vegetable and ornamental plants. B. tabaci produces many generations in a year and reaches high population densities. To check the disease incidence, whitefly suppression using imidacloprid either as seed treatment or as foliar application early in the season is recommended. To minimize within-field spread of viruses, removal of virus-infected plants is suggested. Application of mineral and vegetable oils has been found to inhibit virus transmission and possibly can help to avoid difficulties with insecticide resistance in whiteflies.

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    R. S. Chandel & D. K. Banyal

  2. Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram, 250110, UP, India

    B. P. Singh & Kamlesh Malik

  3. Department of Plant Pathology, CCS HAU, Hissar, 125004, Haryana, India

    B. S. Lakra

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Chandel, R.S., Banyal, D.K., Singh, B.P. et al. Integrated Management of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and Potato Apical Leaf Curl Virus in India. Potato Res. 53, 129–139 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-010-9152-3

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