Diversity of Leaf hoppers on Fruit Crops and Weeds in North Kashmir

Authors

  • Sheikh Aafreen Rehman Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ishtiyaq Ahad Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ritesh Kumar Department of Entomology, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar Uttarakhand
  • Danishta Aziz Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Nahida Anjum Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.390

Keywords:

Kashmir, fruit crops, weeds, leafhoppers, planthoppers, diversity indices, abundance, species diversity, richness,

Abstract

This study analyses the diversity of leafhopper fauna at six locations (Wadura, Arampora, Dangiwacha, Imberzalwari from District Baramulla and Chogul and Chetkak from District Kupwara) occurring on various fruit crops and weeds. Diversity indices such as species diversity index, evenness index, richness index and abundance were computed. These reveal that six species infest these, of which those infesting fruit trees include Empoasca decipiens, Empoasca fabae, Agallia spp., Aconeurella erebrus and Exitianus indicus; and Stirellus spp., Maiestas dorsalis, Macrosteles quadrilineatus, Exitianus indicus and one plant hopper species viz., Laodelphax striatellus infest weeds. Maximum abundance was observed to be of A. decedens on fruit trees and Stirellus spp. on the weed flora.

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Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

Rehman, S. A., Ahad, I., Kumar, R., Aziz, D., & Anjum, N. (2023). Diversity of Leaf hoppers on Fruit Crops and Weeds in North Kashmir. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(3), 740–742. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.390

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 3, September 2023

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Research Communications
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