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Management of mealybugs (Phanacoccus solenopsis) in rainfed cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

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Title Management of mealybugs (Phanacoccus solenopsis) in rainfed cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
 
Creator BHOSLE, B B
SHARMA, O P
MORE, D G
BHEDE, B V
BAMBAWALE, O M
 
Subject Management of mealybug; Mealybugs; Transgenic cotton
 
Description A study was conducted during rainy (kharif) season of 2008 on the incidence of mealybugs rainfed cotton growing areas of Marathwada region in different transgenic cotton hybrids, especially the Phenacoccus solenopsis its the. Severity of incidence was maximum in Parbhani with 40.95% leaf infestations and 35.77% of green boll damage. Lowest incidence was recorded in Hingoli district with 11.37% leaf infestations and 10.10% of green boll damage. Since farmers were using a number of pesticides, field evaluation was carried out at the field of Sategaon Talak. Palam Dist. Parbhani. Out of 12 insecticides tried as curative spray at 2, 7 and 14 days after economic thrush hold level indicates that acephate 70 SP, followed by profenophos 50 EC and diclorvos 76 EC was effective in management of mealybug. The yield of seed cotton was significantly highest in acephate 70 SP (2.22 tonnes/ha) except profenophos 50 EC (2.22 tonnes/ha) which were at par with each other. 
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2011-03-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/5278
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 79, No 3 (2009)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/5278/2203
 
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