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Table 4 Effect on yield of cabbage after application of Heterorhabditis pakistanensis alone and in combination with insecticides and neem product against Pieris brassicae infesting cabbage under field conditions

From: Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes against the cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) infesting cabbage under field conditions

Treatments

Yield of cabbage (q/4 m2 plot)

Yield of cabbage (q/hec)

% increase in yield over untreated control

Heterorhabditis pakistanensis @ 3.0 lakh IJs/m2

0.081

202.5

15.71

H. pakistanensis @ 3.0 lakh IJs/m2 + Quinalphos 25 EC @ 0.035%

0.086

215.0

22.85

H. pakistanensis @ 3.0 lakh IJs/m2 + Dichlorvos 76 EC @ 0.025%

0.092

230.0

31.42

H. pakistanensis @ 3.0 lakh IJs/m2 + Azadirachtin @ 0.25%

0.089

222.5

27.14

Untreated control

0.070

175.0

 

CD (P ≤ 0.05)

0.004

7.37