1Present address: ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur Email: bkg0530@gmail.com
AICRP on Soybean, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005
Online published on 13 March, 2018.
Field experiments were conducted during kharif 2013 and 2014 at MARS, UAS Dharwad, on soybean (JS-335) intercropped with cotton (2: 1), foxtail millet (2: 1), chilli (2: 1), onion (2: 1), castor (2: 1), pigeonpea (4: 2), groundnut (2: 1), maize (2: 1) and green gram (2: 1). It was observed that the girdle beetle infestation started from 30 DAS and persisted up to 50 DAS, with peak infestation being between 37 and 44 DAS, irrespective of intercrops; it was low in soybean+ cotton (2: 1) intercropping system, with 70% reduction in infestation compared to sole soybean. Thus wherever girdle beetle infestation was endemic, intercropping soybean with cotton in 2: 1 ratio will fit in as one of the management practices.
Soybean, girdle beetle, infestation, intercropping, cotton, foxtail millet, chilli, onion, castor, pigeonpea, groundnut, maize, green gram
