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Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502.
A field trial was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Perumalapalle, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India for evaluating 100 finger millet genotypes along with four varieties as check entries (Vakula, Tirumala, Indravati, GPU-67 for identification as a source of resistance against pink stem borer, during kharif 2021 and late rabi 2021-22. During kharif, 83 genotypes were placed under highly resistant category with <10 per cent dead heart incidence, 12 genotypes under moderately susceptible (10.1 – 40%) and five genotypes under highly susceptible category (>40%) to pink stem borer infestation. During late rabi 2021-22, 80 genotypes were placed under highly resistant category with <10 per cent dead heart incidence, 15 genotypes under moderately susceptible (10.1 to 40.0%) and five genotypes under highly susceptible (>40%) to pink stem borer.
KEYWORDS: Finger millet, pink stem borer, resistance, per cent dead heart.