Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) project was implemented in the cropping season 2006-07 in six villages of Guntur District. Survey was conducted in the six villages and all 150 chilli farmers participating in Crop Life India (CLI) sponsored IPM project were treated as a sample for the study. In t...

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Autores principales:	K Gurava Reddy, A Subbarami Reddy, M Chandra Sekhara Reddy
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Publicado:	Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2011
Materias:	integrated pest management crop life india adoption Plant culture SB1-1110
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bfbade6953a94a0d9fc6b5afe1387e862021-12-02T12:37:43ZAdoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/bfbade6953a94a0d9fc6b5afe1387e862011-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/427https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) project was implemented in the cropping season 2006-07 in six villages of Guntur District. Survey was conducted in the six villages and all 150 chilli farmers participating in Crop Life India (CLI) sponsored IPM project were treated as a sample for the study. In the case of sucking pests, 56% of the farmers expressed that mites were an important pest. Among the fruit borers, a majority (83.33%) felt that Spodoptera litura was a serious problem and; among diseases, 56% opined die-back to be the major problem. More than twothirds of the respondents adopted all components of IPM, with the exception of bioagents where adoption was just 46%. 44% felt leaf spot was a major disease. Over 80% adopted border crops, trap crops, scouting techniques and mechanical-control measures. All the respondents followed 10-15 day pre-harvest interval of pesticide application as a measure for obtaining quality produce and better price. Problems of post-harvest pests and diseases were not observed in the case of well-dried chillies.K Gurava ReddyA Subbarami ReddyM Chandra Sekhara ReddySociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticleintegrated pest managementcrop life indiaadoptionPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 159-162 (2011)
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description	An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) project was implemented in the cropping season 2006-07 in six villages of Guntur District. Survey was conducted in the six villages and all 150 chilli farmers participating in Crop Life India (CLI) sponsored IPM project were treated as a sample for the study. In the case of sucking pests, 56% of the farmers expressed that mites were an important pest. Among the fruit borers, a majority (83.33%) felt that Spodoptera litura was a serious problem and; among diseases, 56% opined die-back to be the major problem. More than twothirds of the respondents adopted all components of IPM, with the exception of bioagents where adoption was just 46%. 44% felt leaf spot was a major disease. Over 80% adopted border crops, trap crops, scouting techniques and mechanical-control measures. All the respondents followed 10-15 day pre-harvest interval of pesticide application as a measure for obtaining quality produce and better price. Problems of post-harvest pests and diseases were not observed in the case of well-dried chillies.
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author	K Gurava Reddy A Subbarami Reddy M Chandra Sekhara Reddy
author_facet	K Gurava Reddy A Subbarami Reddy M Chandra Sekhara Reddy
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title	Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
title_short	Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
title_full	Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
title_fullStr	Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
title_full_unstemmed	Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
title_sort	adoption of integrated pest management (ipm) in chilli (capsicum annuum l.): a case study from guntur district, andhra pradesh
publisher	Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
publishDate	2011
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Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.): A Case Study from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

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