Potato Journal
  • Year: 2001
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 1

Effectiveness of pesticides in the management of mite and leaf hoppers in western gangetic plains

  • Author:
  • BT Raj
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 113 to 114

Central Potato Research Institute Campus, Modipuram, Meerut, 250 110, (U P).

Abstract

Six pesticides were evaluated against mite and leaf hoppers infesting early potato in the western Gangetic plains. Monocrotophos proved to be most effective in management of leaf hoppers. Dicofol, micronised sulphur and mancozeb were observed to be very effective against mite.