Abstract
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in central India is witnessing increasing infestation of bollworm and sucking pests since 2016. In recent years, pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypeilla (Saunders) has emerged as a serious problem causing severe damage to cotton in several parts of our country. Farmers rely on chemical pesticides to control pest incidence that adversely affects naturally occurring predators and parasitoids in the crop ecosystems. The study was conducted by ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi during rainy (kharif) season 2018–21 to implement IPM validation trials at Wakhari village of Jalna district, Maharashtra with a view to study the economic viability and feasibility of adaptable IPM technology in farmer participatory mode. IPM implementation significantly reduced the number of insecticidal sprays (49.74%) and increased the cotton yield (28.49%) againstthe farmer’s practice (FP). Benefit to cost ratio was also higher in IPM fields (1.7, 2.4, 2.3 and 3.96) as compared to FP (1.3, 1.5, 1.74 and 2.97) during 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. It was evident that by adopting IPM strategy, pink bollworm in cotton can be successfully managed with minimum application of insecticides along with conservation of natural enemies and higher net return (42.6%) over farmer’s practice. The technology will be helpful in increasing the seed cotton yield and improve quality especially in terms of reduced pesticides contents, thereby improving the socio-economic status of cotton growers of the country.
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Claim · model-written summary
IPM reduced insecticidal sprays by 49.74% versus farmer practice.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutumt0 - Treatment
- IPM implementatione0
- Outcome
- number of insecticidal sprayse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 49.74%e0
- Comparator
- farmer’s practicee0
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Verbatim
e0“IPM implementation significantly reduced the number of insecticidal sprays (49.74%) and increased the cotton yield (28.49%) againstthe farmer’s practice (FP)”
t0“cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
Claim · model-written summary
IPM increased cotton yield by 28.49% versus farmer practice.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- IPM implementatione0
- Outcome
- cotton yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 28.49%e0
- Comparator
- farmer’s practicee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“IPM implementation significantly reduced the number of insecticidal sprays (49.74%) and increased the cotton yield (28.49%) againstthe farmer’s practice (FP)”
Claim · model-written summary
IPM fields had higher benefit to cost ratios than farmer practice across 2018–2021.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- IPM fieldse0
- Outcome
- Benefit to cost ratioe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.7, 2.4, 2.3 and 3.96e0
- Qualifier
- 1.3, 1.5, 1.74 and 2.97e0
- Comparator
- FPe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Benefit to cost ratio was also higher in IPM fields (1.7, 2.4, 2.3 and 3.96) as compared to FP (1.3, 1.5, 1.74 and 2.97) during 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.”
t0“cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
Claim · model-written summary
IPM was judged able to manage pink bollworm with minimum insecticide applications and conservation of natural enemies.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Interactor
- pink bollworm
Pectinophora gossypiellae0pest - Outcome
- pink bollworm in cotton can be successfully managed with minimum application of insecticides along with conservation of natural enemiese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“by adopting IPM strategy, pink bollworm in cotton can be successfully managed with minimum application of insecticides along with conservation of natural enemies”
t0“cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
Claim · model-written summary
IPM yielded 42.6% higher net return than farmer practice.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- net returne0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 42.6%e0
- Comparator
- farmer’s practicee0
Not reportedTreatment
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher net return (42.6%) over farmer’s practice”
t0“cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors expect the technology to increase seed cotton yield and improve quality through reduced pesticide content.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- increasing the seed cotton yield and improve quality especially in terms of reduced pesticides contentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The technology will be helpful in increasing the seed cotton yield and improve quality especially in terms of reduced pesticides contents”
t0“cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
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