Effect of the epicuticular wax level of leaf lamina on the behaviour of leaf hopper <em>Deltocephalus menoni</em> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae); A vector of sugarcane white leaf disease
Sugarcane White Leaf Disease (WLD) is one of the major threats to the cane sugar industry in Sri Lanka and <em>Deltocephalus menoni </em>is the only recorded vector in local conditions. Epicuticular waxes (EW) play an important role in protecting plants against herbivore attacks. Therefo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Tropical Agricultural Research |
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| Online Access: | https://tar.sljol.info/articles/8345 |