Evaluation on the effect of mineral nutrition in the management of spotted pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) and Blue butterfly Lampides boeticus (L) of cowpea

Authors

  • T. A. Vishnupriya
  • K. M. Sreekumar
  • P.R. Suresh
  • G.V. Sudarshana Rao

Abstract

Experiments on the effect of mineral nutrients such as K, Mg, Ca, S, Cu, Zn, B and Si in the management of spotted pod borer and blue butterfly pest of cowpea, conducted during two seasons viz., rainy and summer season revealed that the treatment effects in which T12 (NPK+ Ca+Mg+ 3 spray of foliar nutrients) significantly influenced pod borer infestation with minimum percent of infested pods in both seasons (9.9%, 0.0%) over absolute control (41.26%) and control(56.74%) in rainy and summer season respectively. In summer, pod borer incidence was comparatively low and treatments which received nutrient spray were found free of borer infestation. Pod borers per plant exhibited the same trend as that of percentage of pods infested.

Author Biographies

T. A. Vishnupriya

College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad, Kasaragod 671 314, Kerala,

India

K. M. Sreekumar

College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad, Kasaragod 671 314, Kerala,

India

P.R. Suresh

College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad, Kasaragod 671 314, Kerala,

India

G.V. Sudarshana Rao

College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad, Kasaragod 671 314, Kerala,

India

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Published

2018-03-12

How to Cite

Vishnupriya, T. A., Sreekumar, K. M., Suresh, P., & Rao, G. S. (2018). Evaluation on the effect of mineral nutrition in the management of spotted pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) and Blue butterfly Lampides boeticus (L) of cowpea. ENTOMON, 43(1), 71–76. Retrieved from http://entomon.ambadi.org.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/361

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