Table 1.
Prioritised native and economically and culturally important Asteraceae plant species in Pakistan tested with Listronotus setosipennis in no-choice oviposition tests, between 2019–2021.
| FAMILY | Common Name | No. Valid Replicates | No. of Eggs Mean ± SE |
Relative Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | ||||
| Species | ||||
| ASTERACEAE | ||||
| Heliantheae | ||||
| Parthenium hysterophorus | Gajar booti | 25 | 185.5 ± 15.2 | 1.00 |
| Cosmos bipinnatus C | Cosmos | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Eclipta prostrata N | Bhangra weed | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Helianthus annuus (S278) C | Sunflower | 5 | 5.4 ± 1.7 | 0.03 |
| Helianthus annuus (ParSun-3) C | Sunflower | 5 | 16.2 ± 5.3 | 0.09 |
| Helianthus annuus (SF-0054) C | Sunflower | 5 | 9.6 ± 2.7 | 0.05 |
| Helianthus annuus (KQS-FSH-1) C | Sunflower | 5 | 9.8 ± 5.0 | 0.05 |
| Helianthus annuus (S-3950) C | Sunflower | 5 | 18.0 ± 7.9 | 0.10 |
| Helianthus annuus (FMC-2) C | Sunflower | 5 | 5.4 ± 2.0 | 0.03 |
| Helianthus annuus (S-2216) C | Sunflower | 5 | 12.8 ± 5.7 | 0.07 |
| Helianthus annuus (ESNH-013) C | Sunflower | 5 | 20.6 ± 6.3 | 0.11 |
| Helianthus annuus (HySun-33) C | Sunflower | 5 | 5.6 ± 4.5 | 0.03 |
| Helianthus annuus (SX-4045) C | Sunflower | 5 | 5.6 ± 3.7 | 0.03 |
| Rudbeckia laciniata C | Black-eyed Susan | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Zinnia elegans C | Zinnia | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Anthemideae | ||||
| Dendranthema indica C | Gul-e-Daudi | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Astereae | ||||
| Callistephus chinensis C | Aster | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Calenduleae | ||||
| Calendula officinalis C | Pot marigold | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Cicorieae | ||||
| Lactuca sativa C | Lettuce | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Coreopsideae | ||||
| Dahlia pinnata C | Dahlia | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Bidens bipinnata N | Bidens | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Cynareae | ||||
| Carthamus tinctorius C | Safflower | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
| Tageteae | ||||
| Tagetes erecta C | Gul-e-Ashrafii | 4 | 0 ± 0 | 0 |
C indicates crop species or cultivars in Pakistan. N indicates native species in Pakistan.