EFFECT OF NPK FERTILlZERS ON COTTON INFESTATION WITH WHITEFLY AND PINK BOLLWORM

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Plant Protection Research Institute Agric. Res. Center, Dokkl, Cairo

Abstract

The effects of the major p < /em>lant nulrients, NPK on cotton infestation by Bemisia
tabaci (Genn): Pectinophora gossyp < /em>iella (Saund.) and some associated wedalors.
were conducted at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.
Egypt during 1997 and 1998 seasons. The obtained results revealed thal the effect 0'
phosphorus was pronounced on the occurrence of white ny, while the effect of nitrogen
was variable. All fertilizatiOn treatment~ have no effect on the population it.e of the
pink bollworm. As for associated predator, the use of normal fertilization exhibited
relative increase of the population size.