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Table 1 Population dynamics of aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) on capsicum plant treated with indigenous and commercial bioformulations under protected cultivation (2017, 2018)

From: Management of the aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), using biorational on capsicum under protected cultivation in India

Treatments

Dose (g or ml/l)

No. of aphid nymphs/plant*(mean ± SE)

Fruit yield (t/ha)

Before spray

I spray

II spray

III spray

3DAS

7DAS

10DAS

3DAS

7DAS

10DAS

3DAS

7DAS

10DAS

Beauveria bassiana

Bb-B1

8

39.3 ± 0.4 a

36.0 ± 0.6c

34.3 ± 0.6e

33.6 ± 0.9d

31.2 ± 1.2c

29.5 ± 1.5c

28.5 ± 1.7e

26.0 ± 2.5e

24.7 ± 2.7e

23.7 ± 2.4e

42.1 ± 1.1cd

10

39.8 ± 1.4a

35.8 ± 0.2bc

34.3 ± 0.2e

33.6 ± 0.4d

31.2 ± 0.4c

29.3 ± 0.4c

28.2 ± 0.6de

25.7 ± 0.7e

24.5 ± 1.0e

23.5 ± 1.1e

42.4 ± 0.9bcd

12

40.0 ± 2.2a

35.5 ± 1.3bc

34.0 ± 1.1e

33.3 ± 0.9d

30.7 ± 0.8c

29.0 ± 0.8c

28.0 ± 1.0de

25.5 ± 1.7e

24.2 ± 1.9de

23.0 ± 1.7de

42.8 ± 0.9bcd

Lecanicillium lecanii

MTCC 956

8

38.9 ± 0.6a

33.7 ± 2.1abc

31.5 ± 2.5bcd

30.2 ± 2.4bcd

26.7 ± 3.9bc

24.3 ± 4.5abc

22.3 ± 4.3abcde

18.2 ± 3.5abcd

16.0 ± 4.0abcd

15.2 ± 3.6bcde

42.6 ± 0.6bcd

10

38.4 ± 1.5a

32.7 ± 2.2abc

30.8 ± 2.3abcd

29.5 ± 2.2bcd

26.2 ± 3.2abc

23.7 ± 3.7abc

21.7 ± 3.7abcde

17.7 ± 3.2abcd

15.5 ± 3.8abc

14.7 ± 4.5abcd

42.9 ± 1.1bcd

12

38.7 ± 0.9a

32.5 ± 2.5abc

30.2 ± 3.3abcd

29.0 ± 3.5abcd

25.7 ± 3.5abc

23.2 ± 3.7abc

21.2 ± 3.2abcd

16.8 ± 3.2abcd

15.0 ± 3.7abc

14.3 ± 4.9abc

43.3 ± 0.7bcd

Beauveria bassiana

Commercial formulation

8

40.3 ± 0.5a

35.5 ± 0.9bc

33.5 ± 0.9cd

32.3 ± 0.9cd

28.8 ± 1.3bc

27.0 ± 1.7bc

25.7 ± 1.4cde

21.7 ± 1.2de

19.5 ± 1.3bcde

18.2 ± 1.2cde

41.9 ± 0.2cd

10

39.5 ± 0.9a

34.3 ± 0.4bc

32.3 ± 0.7bcd

31.2 ± 0.7bcd

27.7 ± 1.8bc

25.8 ± 1.9bc

24.5 ± 1.75bcde

20.7 ± 1.4bcde

18.5 ± 1.5bcde

17.2 ± 1.6bcde

42.5 ± 2.8bcd

12

39.5 ± 2.2a

34.0 ± 1.7abc

31.8 ± 1.6bcd

30.7 ± 1.2bcd

27.3 ± 2.0bc

25.5 ± 2.0bc

24.2 ± 2.04bcde

20.3 ± 1.9bcde

18.2 ± 2.2bcde

16.8 ± 2.0bcde

42.4 ± 2.1bcd

Metarhizium anisopliae

Commercial formulation

8

40.8 ± 1.9a

36.0 ± 1.3c

33.8 ± 0.9cd

32.5 ± 0.8d

29.0 ± 1.0bc

26.8 ± 0.4bc

25.3 ± 0.6cde

22.0 ± 1.6de

20.0 ± 2.1cde

19.0 ± 2.4cde

42.3 ± 0.8bcd

10

40.2 ± 2.1a

35.2 ± 2.1bc

32.8 ± 2.2bcd

31.5 ± 2.2bcd

28.0 ± 2.1bc

25.8 ± 2.2bc

24.3 ± 2.4bcde

20.8 ± 2.7cde

18.8 ± 2.8bcde

17.8 ± 2.8bcde

42.2 ± 2.2bcd

12

39.8 ± 0.7a

34.2 ± 1.6abc

32.0 ± 1.5bcd

30.7 ± 1.6bcd

27.0 ± 1.2bc

24.8 ± 1.4bc

23.3 ± 1.4bcde

19.8 ± 0.7bcde

17.7 ± 0.6bcde

17.0 ± 0.9bcde

42.6 ± 1.3bcd

Lecanicillium lecanii

Commercial formulation

8

39.1 ± 1.0a

33.7 ± 0.7abc

31.8 ± 0.3bcd

30.7 ± 0.4bcd

26.5 ± 0.8abc

24.2 ± 0.7abc

22.8 ± 1.0abcde

18.7 ± 0.9bcd

16.7 ± 1.7abcde

16.0 ± 1.5bcde

42.3 ± 1.1bcd

10

39.2 ± 2.6a

33.3 ± 1.6abc

31.5 ± 1.7bcd

30.2 ± 1.9bcd

26.0 ± 3.0abc

23.5 ± 3.0abc

22.3 ± 3.1abcde

18.0 ± 3.0abcd

16.0 ± 4.1abcd

15.5 ± 3.3bcde

43.1 ± 1.0bcd

12

39.0 ± 1.0a

33.0 ± 1.2abc

31.0 ± 1.5bcd

29.8 ± 1.6bcd

25.5 ± 1.3abc

23.0 ± 2.0abc

21.8 ± 1.8abcde

17.7 ± 2.2abcd

15.8 ± 3.1abcd

15.2 ± 2.7bcde

42.9 ± 1.0bcd

Azadirachtin 1% (10,000 ppm)

4

38.3 ± 1.5a

30.8 ± 1.3abc

28.5 ± 1.0abc

27.0 ± 1.2abc

23.2 ± 1.0ab

20.3 ± 0.7ab

18.7 ± 0.7abc

14.3 ± 0.7abc

12.2 ± 0.3abc

10.7 ± 0.4abc

46.2 ± 2.0abc

5

38.8 ± 1.4a

30.7 ± 1.1ab

27.8 ± 0.9ab

26.5 ± 1.1ab

22.7 ± 1.6ab

19.8 ± 1.2ab

18.2 ± 1.1ab

13.8 ± 1.2ab

11.5 ± 1.0ab

9.5 ± 0.8ab

47.1 ± 1.6ab

Chemical check (malathion 50 EC)

4

38.3 ± 1.2a

29.2 ± 0.7a

25.8 ± 1.0a

24.2 ± 0.9a

19.8 ± 1.0a

17.2 ± 0.7a

16.0 ± 0.3a

11.7 ± 0.4a

9.3 ± 0.4a

6.7 ± 0.8a

49.4 ± 0.8a

Control

 

37.6 ± 3.6a

41.1 ± 2.2d

39.3 ± 2.0f

39.3 ± 1.6e

39.0 ± 2.6d

37.0 ± 2.2d

37.5 ± 1.0f

37.2 ± 1.9f

37.2 ± 3.0f

36.3 ± 3.2f

39.8 ± 2.0d

F(18,38)values

 

0.23

2.9

3.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

5.0

7.5

6.2

6.3

2.2

P

 

1.00

0.03

< 0.01

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0 .001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0 .001

0.022

  1. *Values represent means of 3 replicates
  2. DAS days after spray
  3. Means within each column bearing different letters are significantly different according to the Duncan test (P = 0.05)