Agricultural Science Digest

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 6

Pesticide usage pattern by paddy growers in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Jhansi Hima Varsha Valluri1,2,*, Cherukuri Sreenivasa Rao3, Ch Chiranjeevi4, V. Srinivasa Rao5, P. Kishore Varma6
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 1131 to 1139

1Department of Entomology, Agriculture College, Bapatla-522 101, Andhra Pradesh, India

2Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram-522 302, Andhra Pradesh, India

3Department of Entomology, Planning and Monitoring Cell, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam-522 034, Guntur, India

4Department of Entomology, Community Science, Guntur-522 002, Andhra Pradesh, India

5Department of Statistics and Computer Applications, Agriculture College, Bapatla-522 101, Andhra Pradesh, India

6Department of Plant Pathology, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Anakapalli-522 616, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Over the years, pesticides have been crucial in ensuring food security since novel compounds have been produced in response to changing pest scenarios, environmental concerns and food safety regulations.

The study was carried out on pesticide usage pattern followed in paddy fields of Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh during rabi 2020-21 in 15 villages of five mandals. Fortnightly observations on pesticide usage pattern in individual farmer field was collected using a questionnaire prepared in the regional language (Telugu).

Farmers in the Palnadu district during rabi 2020-21 applied 345 pesticides in 177 applications/sprayings, with an average of 4.32 sprayings/applications per farmer and 8.41 pesticides in each field during the crop season, while ZBNF farmers have not used any pesticide. The commonly used pesticides in the area were acephate, flubendiamide and propineb, out of a total of 34 pesticides, 17 insecticides; 12 fungicides; 4 herbicides and one bio-chemical product were used by the farmers.

Keywords

Paddy, Palnadu, Pesticides, Recommendations