Research Article | Published: 01 September 2010

Field screening for non-preference resistance in some teak clones of Madhya Pradesh to major insect pests

N. Roychoudhury, Manish Chourasia, Parvez Jalil and K. C. Joshi

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 33 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 367-371 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-2K97JN | Cite this article

Abstract

The damage impact of Teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera Cramer (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae) and leaf skeletonizer, Eutectona machaeralis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), was measured in 27 Teak clones of Madhya Pradesh origin, planted during the year 1995 in Teak seed orchard (TSO), Nanditola, Seoni (M.P.). On the basis of three years (2002-2004) damage assessment, field study revealed differential clonal response due to variation in feeding potential among the Teak clones. Clones PT-26, 45 of Seoni Rukhar and SKC-2, 3, 4, 11 of Seoni Kurai were recorded to be the least preferred (ranked as highly resistant), whereas only one clone, PT-5 of Seoni Rukhar was recorded as the most preferred (ranked as highly susceptible) to both Teak defoliator and leaf skeletonizer. Highly resistant Teak clones showed early leaf flushing. The differential response of H. puera and E. machaeralis may be due to variation in genotypes of Teak.

Keywords

Leaf skeletonizer, Genotypes, Pernicious insect pests, Non-preference, Resistance, Defoliation intensity, Clones

Access Options

250/-

Buy Full Access in HTML Format

Instant access to the full article.

Get access to the full version of this article. Buy Full Access in HTML Format

References

1. Ansari, S.A., Kumar, S., Sharma, S. and Shirin, S. (2001). Clonal propagation of teak. In: Genetics and Silviculture of Teak (Edited by A.K. Mandal and S.A. Ansari), International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, p. 165-186.

2. Beeson, C.F.C. (1941). The Ecology and Control of the Forest Insects of India and the Neighbouring Countries. Rep. 1993. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.

3. Champion, H.G. (1934). The effect of defoliation on the increment of Teak samplings. Indian For. Bull. (Silviculture). 89: 1-6.

Google Scholar

4. Kumaravelu, G. (1992). Teak in India. In: Teak in Asia (Edited by H. Wood), FAO, Bangkok, p. 27-34.

5. Mathur, R.N. (1960). Pests of teak and their control. Indian For. Rec. 10: 43-65.

Google Scholar

6. Mathur, R.N. and Singh, B. (1960). A list of insect pests of forest plants in India and the adjacent countries. Indian For. Bull. (Entomology) 171: 1-130.

7. Nair, K.S.S. (1988). The teak defoliator in Kerala, India. In: Dynamics of Forest Insect Populations (Ed. A. A. Berryman), Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, pp. 267-289.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0789-9_14

Google Scholar

8. Nair, K.S.S. (2005). Pest factor in the intensification of Teak cultivation: a global assessment. In: Quality Timber Products of Teak from Sustainable Forest Management (Edited by K. M. Bhat, K. K. N. Nair, K. V. Bhat, E. M.  Muralidharan and J. K. Sharma), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala, India and International Tropical Timber Organization, Yokohama, Japan, p. 445-452.

Google Scholar

9. Nair, K., S.S., Sudheendrakumar, V.V., Verma, R. V. and Chacko, K.C. (1985). Studies on the seasonal incidence of defoliators and the effect of defoliation on volume increment of Teak. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Research Report, No. 30, pp. 78.

Google Scholar

10. Nair, K. S. S., Kedharnath, S., Koshy, M. P., Mathew, P. and Sudheendrakumar, V. V. (1989). Search for natural resistance to the insect pest, Hyblaea puera in Teak. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Research Report, No. 62, pp. 32.

Google Scholar

11. Painter, R.H. (1941). The economic value and biological significance of plant resistance to insect attack. J. Econ. Entomol. 34: 358-367.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/34.3.358

Google Scholar

12. Painter, R.H. (1951). Insect Resistance in Crop Plants. The Mac Millan, New York, pp. 520.  https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-195112000-00015

Google Scholar

13. Roychoudhury, N., Jain, A. and Joshi, K.C. (2001). Insect pests of Teak and breeding for insect resistance. In: Genetics and Silviculture of Teak (Edited by A.K. Mandal and S.A. Ansari), International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, p. 187-205.

Google Scholar

14. Roychoudhury, N., Joshi, K. C. and Chourasia, M. (2002). Insect pests of Tectona grandis L.f.: an update. Adv. For. Res. India, 25: 196-224.

Google Scholar

15. Roychoudhury, N., Joshi, K.C. and Shukla, N.P. (2003a). Teak in Madhya Pradesh. ENVIS For. Bull. 3: 29-33.

16. Roychoudhury, N., Joshi, K. C. and Shukla, P. K. (2003b). Screening Insect Resistant Trees. ICFRE Brochure No. 106, TFRI, Jabalpur, pp. 22.

Google Scholar

17. Shukla, P.K., Jamaluddin, and Roychoudhury, N. (2001). Diseases and Insect Pests of Teak. ICFRE Brochure No. 68, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, pp. 76.

18. Sudheendrakumar, V.V. (1994). Pests of Teak and their management. In: Forest Entomology (Edited by L.K. Jha and P.K. Sen-Sarma), Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi, pp.121-140. 

Google Scholar

19. Tewari, D.N. (1992). A Monograph on Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.). International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, pp. 479

Google Scholar

About this article

How to cite

Roychoudhury, N., Chourasia, M., Jalil, P. and Joshi, K.C., 2010. Field screening for non-preference resistance in some teak clones of Madhya Pradesh to major insect pests. Indian Journal of Forestry, 33(3), pp.367-371. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-2K97JN

Publication History

Manuscript Published on 01 September 2010

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: