Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Nagalakshmi and Usha Yadav

Abstract:
A field investigation was carried out in rabi season of 2022-2023 at Cental Research Farm (CRF), Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The experiment was laid in Randomised Block Design with eight treatments each replicated thrice viz., T1 Flubendiamide 39.5% SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (0.4 ml/lit), T2 Indoxacarb 14.5% SC (0.65 ml/lit), T3 Emamectin benzoate 5% SG, T4 NSKE 5% SC (1 ml/lit), T5 Neem oil 0.03% EC (2 ml/lit), T6 Spinosad (0.4 g/lit),T7 Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (0.3 ml/lit) and untreated control T0 are the treatments used in this experiment. Among the botanicals and insecticides evaluated, Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (0.3 ml/lit) recorded low infestation of pod borer population i.e. (1.79) which was significantly superior over control followed by Indoxacarb 14.5% SC (2.02), Spinosad (2.23), Flubendiamide 39.5% SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (2.41), Emamectin benzoate 5% SG, SC (2.61), NSKE 5% SC (1.86) and Neem oil 0.03% EC (2.99) was least effective among all the treatments. Among the treatment studied the best and most economical treatment was Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (1:2.8) followed by Indoxacarb 45% SC (1:2.6), Spinosad (1:2.0), Flubendiamide 39.5% SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (0.4 ml/lit) SC (1:1.6), Emamectin benzoate 5% SG (1:1.4), NSKE 5% SC (1:1.5), Neem oil 0.03% (1:0.8) as compared to control (1:0.7).