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EFFECT OF NEEM OIL ON RICE TUNGRO VIRUS INFECTION IN RICE VARIETIES WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF RESISTANCE

Abstract

The effect of neem oil application on rice tungro infection in susceptible (S). moderately resistant (MR) and resistant (R) varieties which were inoculated by using 1, 3 and 5 viruliferous Nephotettix virescens per plant was studied. Neem oil [5%] was applied as both pre-inoculation and post-inoculation sprays. The varieties used were ADT 31 [S]. ACM 9 [MRJ, IR 50 (MR) and TNAU 831520 (R).

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