Relationship between
wheat cultivars and damage caused by house sparrow, Passer domesticus niloticus
(L.), under field conditions at Assiut Governorate
Accepted
20th June, 2020
Omar, M. M. A.
Zoology and Nematology Department, Faculty of
Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut branch,
Egypt
The present study was carried out at the
Experimental Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture,
Al-Azhar University at Assiut Governorate during
the successive seasons of 2015/2016 and
2016/2017. Seven bread wheat cultivars of
Triticum aestivum
L. (Giza 168, Masr1, Masr 2, Sakha 93,
Shandaweel 1, Sids1 and Sids12 cultivars) and
two durum wheat cultivars of
Triticum durum
L. (Banisuef 1 and Sohag3cultivars) were used to
assess the damage caused by house sparrow (Passer
domesticus niloticus
L.). The results revealed that wheat Sids1 had
the highest significant mean of damage, followed
by Giza168 and Masr1 cultivars during 2015/2016
and 2016/2017 seasons, respectively. While,
wheat cultivars of Masr2, Sakha93, Shandaweel1,
Sids12, Banisuef1 and Sohag3 had the lowest
significant mean of damage. The bread wheat
cultivars were observed to exhibit the highest
significant damage percentages during 2015/2016
and 2016/2017 seasons. But the durum wheat
cultivars exhibited low levels of damage.
Key words:
Wheat cultivars, bread wheat, durum wheat,
damage, house sparrow.
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Cite this article as:
Omar, M. M. A. (2020). Relationship between wheat
cultivars and damage caused by house sparrow, Passer domesticus niloticus (L.),
under field conditions at Assiut Governorate Acad. J. Biotechnol. 8(6): 136-139.
