Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Salunkhe SD and Dodia DA

Abstract:
The lowest pod damage was recorded in plots treated with flubendiamide (4.31%) and remained at par with profenophos (4.96%), lambda cyhalothrin (5.76%), proclaim (6.05%) and thiodicarb (6.49%). The treatment with neem seed kernel extract (13.52%) exhibited significantly lower pod damage than control (22.13%), but higher than other synthetic insecticides. The grain yield of cowpea in different treatments varied from 361.11 to 680.55 kg/ha. All the treatments were significantly superior over control. The highest yield was achieved in flubendiamide (680.55 kg/ha) and it was statistically at par with profenophos (638.88 kg/ha), lambda cyhalothrin (624.99 kg/ha), proclaim (569.44 kg/ha) and thiodicarb (541.66 kg/ha). The next best treatments were nurelle D-505 (496.75 kg/ha), bifenthrin (486.11 kg/ha), indoxacarb (472.22 kg/ha), cartap hydrochloride (458.33 kg/ha), spinosad (430.55 kg/ha) and NSKE (416.66 kg/ha). The lowest yield was recorded in the untreated control (361.11 kg/ha).