Rashtriya Krishi (English)

V. Karuppaiah ¹, P. S. Soumia ¹

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) a key pest of onion and garlic in India. Under severe infestation it cause yield loss upto 50% through direct injury to foliage. As a vector in onion, thrips transmits Iris Yellow Spot Virus. IYSV is an emerging issue in onion particularly onion seed crop.

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