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Effect of Photoperiod and Temperature on the Life Table Parameters of Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci) Lineages Cover

Effect of Photoperiod and Temperature on the Life Table Parameters of Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci) Lineages

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|Oct 2022

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Table 1

The number of mothers in particular combinations

Treatment numberTreatment temperature and photoperiodNumber of mothers for linaeges L1, L2, and T, respectively
I23 °C, 16L/8D48, 49, 48
II23 °C, 8L/16D50, 50, 29
III15 °C, 8L/16D11, 22, 32
Table 2

Effect of photoperiod and temperature on the preoviposition period of T. tabaci lineages (days) (mean ± 95% confidence interval)

LineagesTreatments
I (23 °C, 16L/8D)II (23 °C, 8L/16D)III (15 °C, 8L/16D)
L12.55 ± 0.2a (n = 49)2.78 ± 0.4a (n = 50)27.72 ± 6.9b (n = 11)
L22.40 ± 0.3a (n = 48)4.50 ± 0.5b (n = 50)17.80 ± 2.8c (n = 22)
T2.76 ± 0.3a (n = 49)3.37 ± 1.1a (n = 29)9.03 ± 1.6b (n = 32)

[i] Note: Different letters indicate a significant difference between photoperiod (column) and temperature (column) within lineages (column) (Games–Howell, p < 0.05)

Table 3

Incidence of reproductive diapause among the lineages at different treatments (%)

LineagesTreatments
I (23 °C, 16L/8D)II (23 °C, 8L/16D)III (15 °C, 8L/16D)
L10050 (n = 11/22)
L20042 (n = 16/38)
T040a (n = 21/50)28a (n = 14/50)

[i] Note: see Table 2

Figure 1

Effects of temperature and photoperiod on the survival rate of L1, L2, and T lineages of adult females at 23 °C under long and short daylight and at 15 °C under short daylight

Table 4

Effect of photoperiod and temperature on oviposition period of T. tabaci lineages (days) (mean ± 95% confidence interval)

LineageTreatments
I (23 °C, 16L/8D)II (23 °C, 8L/16D)III (15 °C, 8L/16D)
L123.60 ± 1.9b (n = 49)14.02 ± 1.8a (n = 50)10.72 ± 2.7a (n = 11)
L220.31 ± 1.5b (n = 48)16.80 ± 1.9ab (n = 50)13.75 ± 5.4a (n = 22)
T20.50 ± 1.5b (n = 49)14.90 ± 3.2a (n = 29)14.71 ± 3.1a (n = 32)

[i] Note: see Table 2

Table 5

Effect of photoperiod and temperature on longevity of reproducing females of T. tabaci lineages (days) (mean ± 95% confidence interval)

LineageTreatments
I (23 °C, 16L/8D)II (23 °C, 8L/16D)III (15 °C, 8L/16D)
L129.51 ± 2.2a (n = 49)30.90 ± 1.3a (n = 50)48.90 ± 8.7b (n = 11)
L225.69 ± 1.8a (n = 48)28.52 ± 2.5a (n = 50)34.22 ± 6.3b (n = 22)
T29.76 ± 1.2a (n = 49)38.06 ± 4.3b (n = 29)76.89 ± 12.4c (n = 32)

[i] Note: see Table 2

Table 6

Effect of photoperiod and temperature on fecundity of T. tabaci lineages (in days) (mean ± 95% confidence interval)

LineageTreatments
I (23 °C, 16L/8D)II (23 °C, 8L/16D)III (15 °C, 8L/16D)
L189.30 ± 5.5a (n = 49)40.14 ± 5.4b (n = 50)7.00 ± 1.6c (n = 11)
L280.31 ± 8.3a (n = 48)46.94 ± 4.3b (n = 50)13.85 ± 4.9c (n = 22)
T86.76 ± 6.6a (n = 49)39.34 ± 10.3b (n = 29)17.87 ± 3.3c (n = 32)

[i] Note: see Table 2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 (formerly 2300-5009) | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 94
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2022
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2022
Published on: Oct 15, 2022
Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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