Intensity of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) attacks on Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. Leaves Intensidade de ataque de Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) e de Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) em folhas de Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of height of leaves in the canopy of plants, leaf organic compounds, concentrations of leaf nitrogen and potassium, leaf trichomes and cristalliferous idioblasts densities on the attack intensity of three tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. c...

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Main Authors: Germano Leão Demolin Leite, Marcelo Picanço, Gulab Newandran Jham, Flávio Marquini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2004-02-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542004000100005