A study on seasonal populations of potato leafhoppers in Kerman province of Iran |
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| Authors: | Hadi Zohdi Mohammad Mehdi Aminaee Mohammad Taghizadeh |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Plant Protection of Agricultural and Natural Resources , Research Center of Kerman , Kerman, Iran hadi_zohdi@yahoo.com;3. Department of Plant Protection of Agricultural and Natural Resources , Research Center of Kerman , Kerman, Iran;4. Department of Plant Protection of Agricultural and Natural Resources , Research Center of Fars , Shiraz, Iran |
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| Abstract: | This study of potato leafhoppers population dynamics was conducted in Kerman province during 2005–2007. In this study Mahan, Bardsir and Lalehzar as the principal potato growing areas of Kerman province were selected. Sampling commenced at 40 days after planting on 8 June in Lalehzar region, 30 days after planting on 8 May in Bardsir and 55 days after planting on 4 May in Mahan. According to the results of this study 11 species belong to 11 genus; three families and six subfamilies were collected from three potato growing areas (Lalehzar, Bardsir, Mahan) during 2005–2007 and identified as follows: Empoasca decipiens, Psammotettix striatus, Unkanodes tanasijevici, Sogatella vibix, Exitianus fasciolatus, Euscelis alsius, Reptalus lindbergi, Pseudophlepsius binotatus, Circulifer sp., Macrosteles sp., Idiocerus sp. Statistical analysis revealed that Empoasca decipiens was the most abundant species in potato fields in Lalehzar, Bardsir and Mahan regions. |
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| Keywords: | potato leafhopper Empoasca decipiens Psammotettix striatus Unkanodes tanasijevici population |
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