Vol. 8, Issue 3 (2020)
Influence of environmental factors on seasonal incidence of lepidopteran pests of rice
Author(s): Pankaj Kumar Mohanta, SVS Raju and GS Giri
Abstract: Rice is one of the most important cereal crops grown throughout the world. Despite of using improved agronomic practices, we cannot get optimum production and productivity. Several factors are responsible for low productivity in rice. A wide range of insect pests are reported to attack rice plant at different stages of life cycle. Among several insect pests, lepidopteran pests such as yellow stem borer, rice leaf folder are considered as most destructive and responsible for severe yield losses. The incidence pattern of lepidopteran pests at different standard weeks was studied. Then effect of various environmental factors like rainfall, morning RH, evening RH, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, average temperature was established by calculating correlation coefficients. It provides as a reference for selecting suitable management practices for reducing pest population.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i3n.9344
Pages: 1086-1090 | 498 Views 107 Downloads
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Pankaj Kumar Mohanta, SVS Raju, GS Giri. Influence of environmental factors on seasonal incidence of lepidopteran pests of rice. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(3):1086-1090. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i3n.9344
