Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Sonawane CK, Sable GS, Somwanshi VL, Mohammad Ilyas and Khating SM

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted with the title Management of major pests of kharif sorghum. In Kharif season 2016 at Sorghum Research Station, VNMKV Parbhani (MS) India. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with Eight treatments and three replications. The seed of sorghum hybrid SPH-1641 was sown on 01^st June 2016 by dibbling. The gross plot size was 5.4m X 4m and spacing was 45 X 15 cm. For the management of Sorghum shoot fly and stem borer the effective treatments found T₂ (Seed treatment with Thiamethoxam 350 FS @ 7 ml/kg of seed + Spray of Quinolphos 25 EC @ 20 ml/ 10 lit. of water at milk stage) found most effective against shoot fly followed by T₁ (Seed treatment with Imidacloprid 48% FS @14ml/kg of seed + spray of Cypermethrin 25 EC @ 5 ml/10 lit. of water at milk stage). T₂ (Seed treatment with Thiamethoxam 350 FS @7ml/kg of seed + Spray of Quinolphos 25 EC @ 20 ml/ 10 lit. of water at milk stage) recorded lowest stem borer dead hearts followed by T₁ (Seed treatment with Imidacloprid 48% FS @ 14 ml/kg of seed + spray of Cypermethrin 25 EC @ 5ml/10 lit. of water at milk stage) and T₄ (Soil application of Carbofuran G 3% @ 20 kg/ha at the time of sowing + Emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 3.5 g/10 lit. of water at milk stage). T₄ (Soil application of Carbofuran G 3% @ 20 kg/ha at the time of sowing + Emamectin benzoate 5 SG @ 3.5 g/10 lit. of water at milk stage).