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1 December 2004 Effect of Rice Bug Leptocorisa oratorius (Hemiptera: Alydidae) on Rice Yield, Grain Quality, and Seed Viability
Gary C. Jahn, Isaias Domingo, M. Liberty, P. Almazan, Jocelyn Pacia
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Abstract

The effect of Leptocorisa oratorius (F.) on the yield, grain quality, and seed viability of four rice, Oryza sativa L., lines was studied. Three of the lines, C2, IR64, and PSBRc20, are grown in the Philippines. The fourth, IR72164-201-1 is an unreleased experimental line of an O. sativa japonica × O. sativa indica cross. Each line was exposed to four infestation densities for 21 d. L. oratorius feeding produced unfilled and partially filled grains, resulting in a negative correlation of yield to rice bug density. When filled grains were sown, germination rates were negatively correlated with rice bug densities. The percentage of discolored grains was positively correlated with L. oratorius density on all rice lines. At the same infestation rates, PSBRc20 and IR64 had higher yields, less damaged grain, and higher germination rates than IR72164-201-1 and C2, suggesting host plant tolerance to rice bug feeding. The economic injury levels (EILs) currently used for rice bug management are based solely on yield loss estimates. The results of this study suggest that EIL for rice bugs should be revised to take into account reductions in grain quality and seed germination rates in addition to yield loss.

Gary C. Jahn, Isaias Domingo, M. Liberty, P. Almazan, and Jocelyn Pacia "Effect of Rice Bug Leptocorisa oratorius (Hemiptera: Alydidae) on Rice Yield, Grain Quality, and Seed Viability," Journal of Economic Entomology 97(6), 1923-1927, (1 December 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-97.6.1923
Received: 14 March 2004; Accepted: 1 July 2004; Published: 1 December 2004
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KEYWORDS
grain quality
Leptocorisa oratorius
rice
rice bug
yield
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