Molecular identification of sugarcane black bug (Cavelarius excavates) from Pakistan using cytochrome C oxidase I (COI) gene as DNA barcode

• Published in: International journal of tropical insect science Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 1119 - 1124
• Main Authors: Hussain, Khadim, Rashid, Kamran, Hafeez, Faisal, Amad, Ikrma, Ashraf, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cash crops; COI protein; Corimelaena pulicaria; Crop damage; Crop yield; Crops; Cytochrome; Cytochrome-c oxidase; Cytochromes; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA barcoding; DNA sequencing; Entomology; fertilizer rates; genetic markers; human health; insect control; insect pests; Insects; Life Sciences; Mitochondria; mitochondrial genes; Nucleotide sequence; Nutrients; Oxidase; Pakistan; Pest attack; Pest control; Pests; Plant growth; polymerase chain reaction; Sequence analysis; Short Communication; Sugarcane; Pakistan; Phylogenetic analysis; Sugarcane black bug; COI gene; DNA barcoding

Sugarcane is one of the major cash crop whose low productivity is due to low nutrients supply and insect pest attacks. The nutrient requirement may be fulfilled by increasing the amount of fertilizer supplements but pest attack is difficult to control through poisonous chemicals due to their harmful...