Abstract
The results of tests in experimental plots at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi in 1968-72 confirmed general observations that the early sown crop of sorghum escapes serious damage by Contarinia sorghicola (Coq.) whereas the late sown crop usually suffers heavy loss. Sudden fluctuations in the midge populations were found to result either from continuous drought (with consequent low humidity before and during the sorghum flowering period) or from heavy rainfall during the peak of midge incidence; since both of these weather conditions were unfavourable to C. sorghicola, their occurrence sometimes protected late-sown crops from heavy midge damage. The results of the experiments indicated that the most favourable conditions for infestation were a mean temperature of 25-30 deg C and a relative humidity above 60%
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Early-sown sorghum escaped serious damage by Contarinia sorghicola whereas late-sown sorghum usually suffered heavy loss.
- Treatment
- early sown crope0
- Interactor
- Contarinia sorghicolae0pest
- Outcome
- damagee0
- Direction
- escapes serious damagee0
- Comparator
- late sown crope0
- Setting
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhie0
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“experimental plots at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi in 1968-72 confirmed general observations that the early sown crop of sorghum escapes serious damage by Contarinia sorghicola (Coq.) whereas the late sown crop usually suffers heavy loss”
Claim · model-written summary
Sudden fluctuations in midge populations resulted from continuous drought or heavy rainfall.
- Outcome
- fluctuations in the midge populationse0
- Qualifier
- continuous drought (with consequent low humidity before and during the sorghum flowering period) or from heavy rainfalle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sorghum midge”
e0“Sudden fluctuations in the midge populations were found to result either from continuous drought (with consequent low humidity before and during the sorghum flowering period) or from heavy rainfall during the peak of midge incidence”
Claim · model-written summary
These weather conditions sometimes protected late-sown sorghum from heavy midge damage.
- Outcome
- protected late-sown crops from heavy midge damagee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sorghum midge”
e0“their occurrence sometimes protected late-sown crops from heavy midge damage”
Claim · model-written summary
The most favourable conditions for midge infestation were a mean temperature of 25-30 deg C and relative humidity above 60%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sorghum midge”
e0“the most favourable conditions for infestation were a mean temperature of 25-30 deg C and a relative humidity above 60%”
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