Seasonal incidence of white fly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in eastern region of U.P.

Abstract

Vegetables crops occupy a prominent position in the human diet owing to their richness in vitamins and minerals. The role played by the vegetables, as a protective food in human diet need no advocacy. In our country, more than 70 types of vegetable are grown but maximum emphasis has been given an important vegetable like Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Pea and few important Cucurbits. Among them tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), belonging to solanaceae family, is one of the most popular and widely grown vegetable. The area under this crop is 478 million hectares with the production 60616 million tones annually.