1Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jagtial505327, Professor Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana, India
2Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telanagana, India
3Department of Plant Pathology, Rice Research Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telanagana, India
4Deaprtment of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Quality Control Lab, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telanagana, India
*Email: omprakashagrico@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 17 December, 2025.
Yield losses due to major insect pests viz., leaf webber and capsule borer Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel) and gall fly Asphondylia sesami (Felt) in promising sesame varieties was carried out at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jagtial, during summer, 2019 and 2020 under protected and unprotected conditions. The highest % avoidable yield losses was recorded in Hima variety (35.45) followed by Swetha, Sharada, GT 10, Madhavi, Gouri, VRI 1 and Rajeswari with 34.27, 33.17, 32.48, 31.05, 30.53, 30.01 and 29.75, respectively. Regarding cost benefit ratio, highest was recorded in Hima variety (1:2.23) followed by Swetha (1:2.05) and Sharada (1:1.75).
Sesame, Varieties, Yield Loss, Leaf Webber, Capsule Borer, Gall Fly, Unprotected, Protected, Incidence, Infestation, Cost Benefits
