Adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) in chilli (Capsicum Annuum L.): A case study in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh.
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2011-04
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An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) project was implemented in Guntur
district during the cropping season 2006-07 in six villages of Guntur district. Survey was
conducted in six project villages and all the 150 participating chilli farmers in Crop Life India
(CLI) sponsored IPM project were taken as sample for the study. In case of sucking pests, 56
per cent expressed mites as the important, in fruit bores, great majority (83.33%) expressed
Spodoptera litura and in diseases, 56 per cent opined dieback as the major problem. More than
two thirds of the respondents adopted all the components of IPM with exception of bio agents
where in the adoption is only 46 per cent. With regard to diseases, 56 per cent felt dieback as
the major problem while the rest felt leaf spot was the major disease. In case of border crops,
trap crops, scouting techniques and mechanical control measures, more than 80 per cent
adoption was observed. All the respondents are following 10-15 days pre-harvest interval of
pesticide application as a measure for quality product and better price. The problems of post
harvest pest and diseases was not observed in case of properly dried condition.
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Integrated Pest Management, Crop Life India, Adoption
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Reddy K Gurava, Reddy A Subbarami, Babu J Satish, Reddy M Chandra Sekhara. Adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) in chilli (Capsicum Annuum L.): A case study in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 Apr-June; 2(2): 117-122.