Studies on efficacy of plant based neutral silica on storage insects and seed quality during storage under ambient condition
Research Type
AICRP Trials
Experiment Background
Sorghum
Sorghum crop is grown all over theworld and is a staple food and fodder crop in India.Among cereals, sorghum is the fourth mostimportant crop after rice, wheat and maize in India.The major sorghum growing areas are in the statesof Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. Near about150 insect species have been reported as pests on
sorghum, of which sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) and stem borers (Chilopartellus) are themajor pests worldwide. During storage, different species of insect pests such as Sitophilusgranarius (L.), Sitophilusoryzae (L.), Sitophiluszeamais (Motsch.), Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), Oryzaephilussurinamensis (L.), Trogodermagranarium (Ev.), Triboliumcastaneum (Herbst), Sitotrogacerealella (Oliv.) and Cryptolestesferrugineus (Stephens) were observed to cause serious damage to sorghum. The insect pests were reported to cause up to 13.12% weight loss of threshed sorghum and 8.34% weight loss to the unthreshed sorghum.
Experiment Group
Agricultural Entomology
Unit Type
(01)RESEARCH UNIT
Unit
(39)MEGA SEED PULSES AND CASTOR RESEARCH UNIT (NAVSARI)
Department
(292)Nodal officer (megaseed) & Unit Head (seed), Pulses and Castor Research Station
BudgetHead
(328/02704/55/A2)328/42/REG/01825
Objective
1. To evaluate the effect of plant based silica against major storage insect-pests damaging seeds
2. Study of the storability of treated seeds
Season
Annual
Location Unit Type
(01)RESEARCH UNIT
Location Unit
(39)MEGA SEED PULSES AND CASTOR RESEARCH UNIT (NAVSARI)
Location Department
(292)Nodal officer (megaseed) & Unit Head (seed), Pulses and Castor Research Station