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Damage assessment and management of fruit bat, Pteropus giganteus using traditional method of artificial light in ber crop

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Title Damage assessment and management of fruit bat, Pteropus giganteus using traditional method of artificial light in ber crop
 
Creator Ali, Shahid
 
Subject Artificial light method
Ber crop
Fruit bats
LED bulb
Pteropus giganteus
 
Description 420-425
Traditional method of artificial light was evaluated against fruit bat, Pteropus giganteus in ber (Ziziphus jujube) orchards
of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 2017-18 and 2018-19, since; no study has been done in Punjab to assess ber
fruit damage and management of fruit bats. Ber is a tropical and deciduous fruit crop which is damaged by different pests
among which fruit bats are important ones. Our results reported P. giganteus damage to ber fruits which was economical and
ranged from 9.72-11.6% and per tree from 9.96-13.40 kg having yield of 103.3-117.0 kg. Damage of fruit bats was minimized
by using traditional and eco-friendly method of artificial light using LED bulbs having different watts, which requires only one
time initial cost. It is concluded that on installation of 16 LED bulbs/acre of 30 watt power at a distance of 50 feet from each
other in downward position at height of 6 feet above top of tree canopy in orchard having 72 trees planted at recommended
distance of 25×25 feet, we can reduce fruit bat damage to minimum level. This non-lethal and non-polluting method can give
huge net economic return of Rs. 10646.0/acre to ber fruit growers which will increase their farm income and also helps in bat
conservation.
 
Date 2023-06-28T11:40:50Z
2023-06-28T11:40:50Z
2023-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/62171
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i2.33341
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.23: A01P 17/00, B22F 12/42
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJTK Vol.22(2) [April 2023]