Table 2 Effect of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments against white grub in groundnut (season of 2018)

1

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

5.25^ab

(0.84)

9.25^de

(2.60)

11.01^f

(3.65)

13.56^e

(5.55)

9.77 ^fg

(2.88)

2

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha + Beauveria bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

4.69^bc

(0.67)

8.77^ef

(2.34)

10.43 ^fg

(3.33)

12.81^e

(4.97)

9.17 ^g

(2.54)

3

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha + Metarhizium anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

5.03^abc

(0.77)

6.74^f

(1.41)

8.62^gh

(2.25)

10.25^f

(3.40)

7.66 ^h

(1.78)

4

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha

5.03^abc

(0.77)

13.74^c

(5.65)

17.05^de

(8.62)

19.26 ^cd

(10.88)

13.77^de

(5.67)

5

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

5.34^ab

(0.87)

14.32^c

(6.12)

15.41^e

(7.11)

18.11^d

(9.69)

13.29^e

(5.28)

6

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @2 kg/ha

5.25^ab

(0.84)

11.22^d

(3.83)

11.79^f

(4.33)

14.97^e

(6.68)

10.80^f

(3.51)

7

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha

5.34^ab

(0.87)

17.50^ab

(9.06)

21.08^ab

(12.95)

22.88^b

(15.19)

16.70^b

(8.26)

8

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

3.70^de

(0.42)

16.0^bc

(7.63)

18.69 ^cd

(10.28)

21.01^bc

(12.96)

14.85 ^cd

(6.57)

9

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

1.12^f

(0.04)

6.54^f

(1.33)

7.79 ^h

(1.93)

9.52^f

(2.76)

6.24ⁱ

(1.18)

10

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha

3.31^e

(0.34)

17.21^ab

(8.77)

19.41^bc

(11.06)

21.46^bc

(13.46)

15.34^c

(7.00)

11

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

5.03^abc

(0.77)

14.66^c

(6.43)

16.12^e

(7.73)

19.34 ^cd

(11.04)

13.78^de

(5.67)

12

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 10⁸ cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha

4.18 ^cd

(0.33)

6.59^f

(1.45)

8.35^gh

(2.13)

9.66^f

(2.85)

6.94^hi

(1.46)

13

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

5.72^a

(0.66)

19.07^a

(10.69)

21.66^a

(13.66)

26.85^a

(20.45)

18.32^a

(9.88)

S.Em. ± 

T

0.28

0.75

0.73

0.74

0.395

P

–

–

–

–

0.219

T × P

–

–

–

–

0.790

C. D. at 5%

T

NS

2.18

2.22

2.17

1.108

C.V. (%)

10.70

10.39

10.23

11.12

11.36