Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2023)

Author(s):
Pratik Rajendra Phadtare, CS Chaudhari, ST Aghav, UK Kadam, TR Chavan and MR Patil

Abstract:
The research was conducted to study the efficiency of various biorational products against pulse beetle in chickpea during year 2021-22 at Post Graduate Institute, MPKV, Rahuri. The result shows that neem oil + APSA 80 was most effective in controlling seed damage and weight loss caused by pulse beetle up to 270 days of storage followed by neem oil sole. In respect of seed treatments with powders, the treatment of diatomaceous earth @ 5 g/kg seeds were found most promising. The seeds treated with neem oil + APSA 80 (85.00%) maintained seed germination percent above IMSC standard level up to 9 months storage followed by seed treatment with neem oil (84.50%). The adjuvant APSA 80 found to be effectives in enhancing the effectiveness of oils and chemical. The chemical check deltamethrin + APSA 80 and deltamethrin was most superior to all treatments in all parameters used during research.