Claim · model-written summary
Adult ash weevils caused marginal and interveinal notching on tender leaves.
- Taxon
- Moringa concanensis
Moringa concanensist0 - Organ / stage
- tender leavese0
- Interactor
- Ash weevilse0pest
- Outcome
- marginal and interveinal notching on tender leavese0
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Verbatim
e0“The adult of Ash weevils caused characteristic marginal and interveinal notching on tender leaves”
t0“Moringa concanensis”
Title
Desha Meena; Shiwani Bhatnagar; Thana Ram Rathore; et al. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 2026. doi:10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24053
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Raised Moringa concanensis seedlings had 62% overall germination.
- Observation Pod length ranged from 10.3 to 24.0 cm and averaged 17.3 cm.
- Observation Pod width ranged from 0.9 to 2.6 cm and averaged 1.63 cm.
- Observation Seeds per pod ranged from 5.0 to 14.0 and averaged 8.9.
- Observation Ash weevil infestation was observed on approximately 45 to 60 day old seedlings.
- Observation The authors reported a new host association between Moringa concanensis and M. viridanus.
- Mechanism Ash weevil larvae fed on fine roots, leading to stunted growth and poor vigor.
- Observation Infested plants experienced significant leaf loss.
- Observation All examined seedlings were infested, an incidence of 100%.
- Observation Seedlings averaged approximately 25.29 damaged leaves.
- Observation The share of infested leaves was 77.6% of total foliage.
- Intervention effect Neem oil at 1% significantly reduced foliar damage.