Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Turmeric shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis Guen) is one of the notorious insect pest which causes severe damage at different stages of the turmeric crop resulting significant yield loss. The present investigations were carried out to screen out some promising turmeric genotype against shoot borer. Twenty two turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) genotypes including popular cultivars and high yielding varieties were screened in the field against the shoot borer at College of Horticulture, Sirsi, Karnataka during kharif 2015-16 and 2016-17. Out of twenty two turmeric genotypes screening against the shoot borer, three genotypes were highly resistant, two genotypes were moderately resistant, sixteen genotypes were moderately susceptible and one genotype was highly susceptible to the pest incidence.