Deciphering the role of polyphenol in defence mechanism against tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse.) in cocoa (Theobroma cocoa L.)

• Shilpa K. S. ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Shilpa K. S., Minimol J. S., Gavas Rakesh

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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• Minimol J. S. ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Shilpa K. S., Minimol J. S., Gavas Rakesh

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision

  * E-mail: minimol.js@kau.in

  Affiliation Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cocoa Research Centre, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-2732

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• Gavas Rakesh ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Shilpa K. S., Minimol J. S., Gavas Rakesh

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Validation

  Affiliation Agricultural Entomology, Banana Research Station, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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• Suma B. ,

  Roles Project administration, Resources

  ¶‡ SB, JJ, MHP and PPS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Cocoa Research Centre, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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• Jiji Joseph ,

  Roles Formal analysis

  ¶‡ SB, JJ, MHP and PPS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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• Maheswarappa H. P. ,

  Roles Formal analysis

  ¶‡ SB, JJ, MHP and PPS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

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• Panchami P. S.

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ SB, JJ, MHP and PPS also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Cocoa Research Centre, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India

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