Susceptibility of wheat cultivars against termite 

Abstract

To know the susceptibility of wheat cultivars against termite, an experiment was carried out at Anand Agricultural University, Anand during rabi season of 2010-11. Of the 14 cultivars of wheat screened for their relative susceptibility against termite, cultivars GW 411, Lok-1 and VA-07-13 were found superior to suppressing the termite damage and produced higher yield of grain and straw of wheat. The wheat cultivars GW 407, GW 391, GW 410, GW 273, GW 400 and GW 406 were less susceptible to termite incidence, whereas cultivars Raj-1555, GW 496, GW 396, GW 366 and GW 322 gave poor performance against termite. The evaluated cultivars did not affect the population of termite but prevented them from feeding on root/stem. Less termite population was observed in Raj-1555, whereas it was higher in the Lok-1. There was no detrimental effect of screened wheat cultivars on the number of tillers per plant in wheat.