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Pest damage on Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae): the effect of seedling irrigation in Sahelian Niger

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2016

Karl H. Thunes ,
Alain Ratnadass ,
Albert Nikiema  and
Zaratou Claude
Karl H. Thunes*
Affiliation:
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, PO Box 115, N-1431 Ås, Norway
Alain Ratnadass
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, BP 12404 Niamey, Niger
Albert Nikiema
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, BP 12404 Niamey, Niger
Zaratou Claude
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, BP 12404 Niamey, Niger
*
*E-mail: karl.thunes@nibio.no
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Abstract

Herbivory by insects and mites on physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) seedlings was investigated and compared with irrigation in the semi-arid Sahelian Niger, utilizing a randomized complete block design experiment. Three water treatment protocols were applied and the types of damage were recorded. Less than 5% of the seedlings died during the 10-month trial period with sap suckers causing the most damage on the surviving plants. Plants with high production of biomass and leaf cover (foliage) were most strongly positively correlated with irrigation and were also the plants that endured the highest degree of herbivory. The low dieback may indicate that defence mechanisms counteract seedling herbivory and that drought-stressed plants invest more in their defence mechanism system than vital plants.

Keywords

physic nutJatropha curcas L.pest damageirrigationdrought stressSahel
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , September 2016 , pp. 140 - 145
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Copyright © icipe 2016 

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