Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]
bhandari, S., kandel, B., gyawali, P., pokhrel, S., ojha, S., bhandari, S. (2023). Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]. EKB Journal Management System, 31(2), 273-280. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2023.227340.1532
Sagar bhandari; Bikash kandel; Pramod gyawali; Saurav pokhrel; Sushil ojha; Sarita bhandari. "Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]". EKB Journal Management System, 31, 2, 2023, 273-280. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2023.227340.1532
bhandari, S., kandel, B., gyawali, P., pokhrel, S., ojha, S., bhandari, S. (2023). 'Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]', EKB Journal Management System, 31(2), pp. 273-280. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2023.227340.1532
bhandari, S., kandel, B., gyawali, P., pokhrel, S., ojha, S., bhandari, S. Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 31(2): 273-280. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2023.227340.1532

Efficacy of Potassium Fertilizer and Certain Pesticides for the Management of Brinjal Fruit Infection by Shoot Borer [Leucinodes Orbonalis (Guenée)]

Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 31, Issue 2, December 2023, Page 273-280  XML PDF (379.64 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2023.227340.1532
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Authors
Sagar bhandariorcid 1; Bikash kandel email orcid 1; Pramod gyawali2; Saurav pokhrel1; Sushil ojha1; Sarita bhandari1
1Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
2College of Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Tikapur, Kailali, Nepal
Abstract
The research aims to evaluate the efficacy of different levels of potassium fertilizer (8 g/plant K2O) as well as the insecticides neemix, spinosad, and imidacloprid at the rates of 6 ml, 0.33 ml, and 0.33 g/L water, respectively,  for the management of brinjal fruits and shoot borer. The two-factor randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Significant minimum shoot damage was recorded in the plots treated with imidacloprid (0%), spinosad (1.67%) and neemix (5.0%) at 81 days after planting. Similarly, a significant minimum fruit infestation (2.90%) was recorded with imidacloprid, which was lower than those of spinosad (15.16%) and neemix (19.63%). The application of potassium fertilizer at a rate of 8 g/plant showed a significant reduction in shoot infestation (2.50%) 81 days after planting. The minimum percentage yield of infested fruit was reported with spinosad (1.03%), which was at par with other insecticidal treatments. Considering the negative impacts of chemical pesticides, neemix 6 ml/L water in combination with potassium fertilizer at 8 g/plant is recommended.
Keywords
Brinjal; Leucinodes orbonalis; IPM; Neemix; Spinosad; Imidacloprid
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