Claim · model-written summary
Watermelon was newly recorded as a host for Tuta absoluta.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Outcome
- Watermelone0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) in the family Cucurbitaceae, Physic nut ( Jatropha curcas ) in the family Euphorbiaceae, spiny amaranth ( Amaranthus spinosus ) in the family Amaranthaceae, Ramtouk ( Xanthium brasilicum ) in the family Asteraceae and S. dubium .”
Title
Host plants record for tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in Sudan
E. S. I. Mohamed; M. E. E. Mahmoud; M. A. M. Elhaj; et al. EPPO Bulletin 2015. doi:10.1111/epp.12178
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Tomato was the principal host of Tuta absoluta.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked potato.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked eggplant.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked Jimson weed.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked S. dubium.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked broad bean.
- Observation Tuta absoluta also attacked alfalfa.
- Observation Physic nut was newly recorded as a host for Tuta absoluta.
- Observation Spiny amaranth was newly recorded as a host for Tuta absoluta.
- Observation Ramtouk was newly recorded as a host for Tuta absoluta.
- Observation S. dubium was newly recorded as a host for Tuta absoluta.
- Association Leaf miner male numbers and symptoms increased significantly in eggplant after severe tomato loss.
- Association Leaf miner male numbers and symptoms increased significantly in S. dubium after severe tomato loss.
- Observation Eggplant and S. dubium may be preferred alternative Tuta absoluta hosts.