It should be but the reference literatures say that it has been
tested on few plants. How we can get the number of test species? Dr.
K.A.Kulkarni or anyone from NRC weed science may have some data? I am
also waiting for responses from Australia.

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

--- In IPRNG@..., "Dr. M. Mahadevappa"
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> I think it is done for all wildly growing plants and systematically
on cultivated crops. There are scientists who worked and would
probablyl respond to this
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> M mahadevappa
> Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@i...> wrote:
> Dear Group Members,
> Yesterday I was delivering lecture on Parthenium among school
boys.
> During discussion on biocontrol I got question about the number of
> plant species on which Zygogramma beetles were tested before
release in
> Australia and India. Experts like Dr. Mahadevappa, Dr.Gautam and
> Dr.Throp are with us in this group.
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> Pankaj Oudhia
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