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Department of Plant Protection, University of Baghdad, Iraq
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Department of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Key words: Population density, Sucking pests, Cucumber, Organic nutrient, Fertilizers
Abstract
A field study was conducted at the college of Agriculture, Baghdad University- Jadiriyah to investigate the effect
of adding potassium fertilizer and organic nutrient (Reef Amirich) on the population density of two sucking pests
of cucumber, cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci during the spring season/2016.
Results indicated that potassium sulphate (50, 100 and 150 kg/ha) and organic nutrient (0.8 and 1.6ml/l)
reduced both the population density of B. tabaci and T. tabaci nymphs depending on the fertilizer level of the
user, the treatment 150 kg/ha for the potassium fertilizer and 1.6 ml/L for organic nutrient was the highest
among others when minimized density of nymphs by 1.62 nymphs of B. tabaci/disk leaf and 0.38 nymph of T.
tabaci / disk leaf. suggesting a possible increase in cucumber resistance to this pest as a result of the treatments,
and the result showed the infestation with B. tabaci was higher in the second half of May, the average number of
nymph were 5.35 nymph/ disk leaf, while the highest number of T. tabaci was observed in the first half of May,
the average number reached to 2.73 nymph/ disk leaf. The result showed the interaction treatment K150A1.6 was
significant superior of percentage of K and increased of content in leaves of Fe, Cu and Zn.
*Corresponding Author: Hind Ibrahim AL-Khazraji Hindaa2007@yahoo.com
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Table 1. Effect of different concentrations of k Fertilizer and organic nutrient in the population of B. tabaci
nymphs in Cucumber.
K Date of samples collection Mean
A 5-5 12-5 19-5 26-5 2-6 9-6 16-6
0 4.87 4.98 4.53 5.35 5.20 4.94 4.88 4.96
0 0.8 4.95 4.63 4.36 5.00 4.90 4.73 4.36 4.70
1.6 4.23 4.10 4.00 4.33 4.65 4.43 4.09 4.26
0 4.43 4.00 3.77 4.27 4.06 4.00 4.00 4.07
50 0.8 3.63 3.67 3.37 4.00 3.94 3.25 3.11 3.56
1.6 3.45 3.63 3.50 3.82 3.40 3.13 3.06 3.42
0 3.00 3.43 3.30 3.90 3.80 2.65 2.50 3.22
100 0.8 2.53 2.33 2.00 2.72 2.45 2.15 1.83 2.28
1.6 1.30 2.10 1.67 2.02 1.30 1.23 1.00 1.51
0 1.97 2.60 2.53 2.93 2.36 1.13 1.65 2.16
150 0.8 1.77 2.00 1.97 2.55 2.10 1.87 1.43 1.95
1.6 1.36 1.73 1.68 2.00 1.88 1.53 1.20 1.62
Mean 3.12 3.26 3.05 3.57 3.33 2.92 2.75 3.14
L.S.D(0.05) K=0.32 L.S.D(0.05) A=0.38 L.S.D(0.05) K× A=0.66.
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The results indicate the treatment 150 kg/ha for the The role of the minor elements (Fe, Cu, and Zn) in
potassium fertilizer and 1.6 ml /L for organic nutrient organic nutrient was obvious when decreased nymph
was the highest among others when minimized population density up to 4.70 and 4.26 nymphs/disk
density of nymphs by 1.62 nymphs/disk leaf leaf in the K0A0.8 and K0A1.6treatments,
.compared to 4.96 nymphs/disk leaf for control respectively, in the absence of potassium.
treatment.
Table 2. Effect of different concentrations of k Fertilizer and organic nutrient in the population of Thrips tabaci
nymphs in Cucumber.
K Date of samples collection Mean
A 5-5 12-5 19-5 26-5 2-6 9-6 16-6
0 2.73 2.20 2.00 2.06 1.73 1.66 1.57 1.99
0 0.8 2.43 2.00 1.63 1.86 1.53 1.43 1.36 1.74
1.6 2.00 1.76 1.20 1.67 1.40 1.18 1.10 1.47
0 2.53 2.00 2.03 1.43 1.30 1.39 1.00 1.67
50 0.8 2.00 1.87 1.23 1.08 1.00 0.80 0.73 1.24
1.6 1.73 1.43 0.90 1.00 0.86 0.96 0.55 1.06
0 1.67 1.40 1.30 1.23 1.30 0.96 0.90 1.25
100 0.8 1.50 1.34 1.16 1.20 0.90 0.83 0.66 1.08
1.6 1.23 1.03 0.90 1.00 0.70 0.63 0.40 0.84
0 1.30 1.10 1.00 0.70 0.76 0.50 0.18 0.79
150 0.8 1.00 0.90 1.03 0.66 0.53 0.40 0.00 0.64
1.6 0.76 0.65 0.36 0.55 0.00 0.36 0.00 0.38
Mean 1.74 1.47 1.22 1.20 1.00 0.92 0.70 1.18
L.S.D (0.05)K=0.18 L.S.D(0.05) A=0.22 L.S.D (0.05) K× A=0.40.
Results in Table (2) showed the inverse proportion A decrease in the population density of thrips nymphs
between the fertilizer level added and population was noticed at the beginning of the increase Organic
density of thrips on plant leaves. The highest nutrient level, even without fertilizer potassium
population intensity rate of thrips nymphs was 1.99 addition. Population density rates were 1.74 and 1.47
nymph/disk leaf for K0A0 control treatment. nymph/disk leaf for each K0A0.8 and K0A1.6
treatments, respectively. The population density rate
dropped with increasing fertilizer level up to 0.38
nymph/disk leaf when the highest level of both
organic nutrient and potassium fertilizer was used in
K150A1.8 treatment.
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(Almeida et al., 2008). Ghallab et al. (2014) reported The data suggest that fertilization is necessary to
that the application K fertilizer and Microelements increased cucumber crop resistance to sucking insects
considerably reduced the mean population of white and increased yield because the better growth of
fly nymphs (0.51 and 0.24 nymphs/leaflet) treated plant by fertilizers which supported their
respectively, compared to control (0.77 nymphs/ survival. We can add fertilizers to plant alone or with
leaflet) on bean plants during 2012 season. The some other management techniques for having a best
reduced of population density of thrips nymphs on integrated pest management for cucurbitaceous
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