Population Fluctuation of Shisham Tree Hopper, Gargara mixta


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Authors

  • M.S. Ali Department of Forestry, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar Pusa-848 125 (Samastipur)
  • F. Azam Department of Forestry, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar Pusa-848 125 (Samastipur)
  • O.P. Chaturvedi National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi-284 003 (U.P.)

Keywords:

Seasonal population fluctuation, shisham tree hopper, weather parameter

Abstract

Study on seasonal population fluctuation of sissoo tree hopper, Gargara mixta (Membracidae : Homoptera) conducted in different growth stage of Dalbergia sissoo plantation at Pusa Farm of Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa (Bihar) in 1993. The seasonal population of G. Mixta per leaf per stem and per branch of D. sissoo sapling varied from 0.59 to 4.08, 0.58 to ·5.57 and 0.68 to 9.80 during morning and evening respectively. The maximum  emperature showed significant and positive correlation with the population of G. mixta. Relative humidity has no significant effect.

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Submitted

24-04-2020

Published

11-08-2020

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2006)

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How to Cite

Ali, M., Azam, F., & Chaturvedi, O. (2020). Population Fluctuation of Shisham Tree Hopper, Gargara mixta. Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 8(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJA/article/view/100469