1Insect Bioresources Division, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, (IBSD), Takyelpat Institutional Area, Imphal - 795 001, Manipur.
2Entomology Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur - 795 003, Manipur, India.
The avoidable losses vary from 3.8 (endosulfan) to 49.0% (control plot). A gain of 34.14 q/ha was obtained with the treatment endosulfan over the control and afforded maximum net profit of Rs. 49,843.3/ha. On the basis of cost benefit ratio (CBR), the treatment endosulfan could be adjudged as the most profitable treatment (1:36.47) and it was followed by dimethoate (1:32.63).
Avoidable losses, Cost benefit ratio, Pesticides
