Abstract
Sorghum stemborer species remains key yield limiting factor for sorghum production in the Nigerian semi-arid region. When they can afford, farmers rely almost solely on synthetic insecticides for control. Owing to the misuse and environmental and health challenges attributed to the use of synthetic insecticides, a two-year field study was carried out at the University of Maiduguri Research Farm to evaluate the efficacy of various neem dust formulations for the control of Sorghum stemborers. The experimental design was Randomized Complete Block Design and various neem dust formulations were compared with carbaryl dust and the control (untreated). All the insecticide treatments significantly (p < 0.05) reduced stalk and peduncle damage caused by stemborers with a resultant increase in grain yield when compared with the control. Neem Kernel Powder (NKP) + Finesand proved more superior in efficacy than all the other insecticide treatments in checking stemborer damage.
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Claim · model-written summary
Insecticide treatments reduced sorghum stalk and peduncle damage from stemborers versus untreated control.
- Treatment
- insecticide treatmentse0
- Interactor
- stemborerse0pest
- Outcome
- stalk and peduncle damage caused by stemborerse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- controle0
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“All the insecticide treatments significantly (p < 0.05) reduced stalk and peduncle damage caused by stemborers with a resultant increase in grain yield when compared with the control.”
t0“Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Insecticide treatments increased sorghum grain yield versus untreated control.
- Treatment
- insecticide treatmentse0
- Interactor
- stemborerse0pest
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- increaseinferrede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“All the insecticide treatments significantly (p < 0.05) reduced stalk and peduncle damage caused by stemborers with a resultant increase in grain yield when compared with the control.”
t0“Sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Neem Kernel Powder plus Finesand was more effective than the other insecticide treatments against sorghum stemborer damage.
- Treatment
- Neem Kernel Powder (NKP) + Finesande0
- Interactor
- stemborere0pest
- Outcome
- stemborer damagee0
- Direction
- more superiore0
- Comparator
- all the other insecticide treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Neem Kernel Powder (NKP) + Finesand proved more superior in efficacy than all the other insecticide treatments in checking stemborer damage.”
t0“Sorghum”
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