Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Jasti Srivarsha, VV Dalvi, SG Bhave, SS Desai, MS Joshi, AV Mane and SV Sawardekar

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out at Education and Research Farm, Department of Agricultural Botany, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli with twenty-six genotypes collected majorly from National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Akola in a randomized block design with three replications during summer 2018. These genotypes were screened for the infestation of fruit and shoot borer under natural conditions. At field level, none of the crosses were neither immune nor resistant. Based on location data, eighteen genotypes viz., IC006485, IC007952, IC008991, IC009856-C, IC015540, IC013664-B, IC013664, IC013999-A, IC014026, EC359954, IC16566, IC433645, EC305615, EC305769, EC306697, IC010265, EC306720, EC306703 were moderately resistant to FSB infestation on fruits under natural conditions. These genotypes can be further used as a parent in the breeding programme to develop superior varieties or hybrids.