Fortnightly sowing of bhendi and record of incidence of Yellow Vein Mosaic disease and the vector. Bemisia tabaci Genn.were carried out for a period of two years.Using important weather factors, simple correlations and multiple regression analysis were worked out to identify the factors in predicting the disease in 30.45 and 60days old crop.Simple correlation studies revealed negative assocition between disease incidence and relative humidity in all the three periods of crop growth and positive association between maximum.
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