Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana -141 004, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: Kamlpau@gmail.com
Online published on 4 September, 2014.
The impact of adoption of IPM strategies in cotton resulted in less number of sprays in IPM (4.65) plots than non-IPM (6.27) plots. Cost of cultivation was also less in IPM villages (23567 Rs./ha) than non-IPM (26148 Rs./ha) villages. Net profit was also higher in IPM (55088 Rs./ha) villages than non-IPM villages (39660 Rs./ha). Additional profit to the farmer was Rs. 15,428 per ha over the non-IPM practices.
Bt cotton, IPM, non-IPM, ETL, Net profit, Yield
