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Impact of Climate and Plant age on Tomato leaf Miner Population Patterns, Tomato Leaf Miner, <i>Tuta absoluta</i> (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Plant Protection

Abstract

Field experiments were carried out in two seasons (2020 and 2021) to investigate the population fluctuation of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) under some selected climatic factors [temperatures in (°C): Maximum Temperature (Max.T) and Minimum Temperature (Min.T); temperature in the soil (°C): Soil Maximum Temperature (SMax.T) and Minimum Temperature (SMin.T); relative humidity in (%): relative Maximum humidity (RMax.H) and Minimum humidity (RMin.H); wind speed in (Km/hr.): maximum wind speed (Max.ws) and Minimum wind speed (Min.ws)]. as well as tomato age. The population grew gradually, reaching four peaks in the first season and five in the second, with the infestation starting on March 7th, fifteen days after the transplant date. March and April marked the high points of both seasons, with a minor decline in infestation in May and June until the end of the season. There is a clear and substantial negative association between the T. absoluta population (mean number of larvae per 10 plants per replicate) and plant age, air temperatures (Max.T and Min.T), and soil temperatures (SMax.T and SMin.T). On the other hand, the population of T. absoluta exhibited a non-significant positive correlation with the minimum humidity (RMin.H) and a significant positive correlation with the maximum humidity (RMax.H). Lastly, the population of T. absoluta showed a non-significant positive connection with wind speed (Max.ws and Min.ws).

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2024.260200.1323

Keywords

leaf miners, T. absoluta, Tomato Crop, Climatic factors, population

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

M. M.

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt

Email

ahmed.ahmed@aun.edu.eg

City

assiut

Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Alsherbiny

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.

Email

aalsherbiny@azhar.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

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First Name

Hosam

Last Name

Ezz El-Din

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt

Email

hossameldeen.ahmed@agr.au.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

Reda

Last Name

Korat

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.

Email

satanictalke@hotmail.com

City

ِAssiut

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Volume

55

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

47129

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2024-01-04

Publish Date

2024-04-25

Page Start

160

Page End

169

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_353169.html

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353,169

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62

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Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Impact of Climate and Plant age on Tomato leaf Miner Population Patterns, Tomato Leaf Miner, <i>Tuta absoluta</i> (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

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Created At

23 Dec 2024