Developmental response of cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on different cole crops under laboratory and field condition

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1241-1245

  Ali, Arshad ^a   Rizvi, Parvez Qamar ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Cabbage butterfly; Cauliflower; Cole crop; Gobhi sarson; Yellow sarson

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA TRILOCULARIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 36849024059     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.1241.1245     Document Type: Article

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