Legume Research - An International Journal
Web of Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 4

Development and validation of IPM modules against major sucking insect-pests of groundnut

  • Author:
  • Poonam Jasrotia, Kuldeep Singh Jadon, Surender Kumar Singh1, M.V. Nataraja, G. Harish, Ram Dutta, R.D. Padvi, S.D. Savaliya
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 592 to 597

1ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi-110 012, India

ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, P. B. No. 5, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding Author: Poonam Jasrotia, ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, P. B. No. 5, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat, India, Email: poonamjasrotia@gmail.com

Online published on 29 August, 2020.

Abstract

Five different IPM modules were designed and tested for the management of insect-pests in groundnut including farmer practices during 2013 to 2016 at Junagadh, Gujarat. Data were recorded for the incidence of major sucking pests, i.e. thrips (Caliothrips indicus) and leaf hoppers (Balclutha hortensis). It was observed that synthesized IPM Modules significantly reduced insect-pest incidence on groundnut and enhanced the yield over farmers practices (FP). The population of thrips and leaf hoppers were recorded to be lowest in module T5 and varied from 0.46 to 1.09 thrips/plant and 0.47 to 4.0 leafhoppers/plant, respectively. The module T5 was significantly superior to Farmer Practice during both Kharif and Rabi-summer seasons.

Keywords

Balclutha hortensis, Caliothrips indicus, Groundnut, IPM, Modules