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Castor: Natural Enemies

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<h3>Natural Enemies of Castor Insect Pests</h3>
<h4>Parasitoids</h4>
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<h4>Predators</h4>
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<h3>Resistant/tolerant varieties</h3>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" width="298"><b>Pest</b></td>
<td class="xl63" width="386"><b>Tolerant/ resistant variety*</b></td>
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<td class="xl64" height="20">Leaf hopper (Empoasca   flaviscens)</td>
<td>GCH-4, DCS-9, GCH-5, Jwala (48-1), DCH-519</td>
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<td height="20">Thrips (Retithrips syriacus)</td>
<td>GCH-4, DCS-9, GCH-5, Jwala (48-1), DCH-519</td>
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<td height="20">Fusarium wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.   ricini</td>
<td>DCS-9, Jwala (48-1), Harita, GCH-4, GCH-5, DCH-177, and GCH-7</td>
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<td height="20">Root rot/Die back (Macrophomina   phaseolina)</td>
<td>Jwala (48-1)GCH-6, and GCH-7</td>
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<td height="20">Grey rot/Grey mould (Botrytis ricini)</td>
<td>Jwala (48-1)</td>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Castor</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Castor, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-castor/crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><b>Source:</b> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Castor.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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