Table 4 Effect of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments against white grub in groundnut (season of 2020)

1

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

5.29^a

(0.85)

14.30^b

(6.10)

17.06^b

(8.61)

21.30^bc

(13.20)

14.48^c

(6.25)

2

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

5.22^a

(0.83)

13.02^b

(5.08)

14.28 ^cd

(6.08)

17.81 ^cd

(9.36)

12.55^d

(4.72)

3

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

5.09^a

(0.79)

8.90^c

(2.40)

9.65^e

(2.81)

12.42^e

(4.63)

9.01^e

(2.45)

4

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha

5.10^a

(0.79)

13.86^b

(5.74)

17.20^b

(8.74)

21.74^b

(13.72)

14.47^c

(6.24)

5

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

5.10^a

(0.79)

14.14^b

(5.97)

16.92^bc

(8.47)

21.11^bc

(12.97)

14.31^c

(6.11)

6

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

4.83^ab

(0.71)

12.98^b

(5.05)

14.11^d

(5.94)

17.33^d

(8.87)

12.31^d

(4.55)

7

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha

5.21^a

(0.82)

15.41^ab

(7.06)

20.32^a

(12.06)

24.23^ab

(16.85)

16.28^b

(7.86)

8

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

4.70^ab

(0.67)

15.09^ab

(6.78)

19.85^a

(11.52)

24.02^ab

(16.57)

15.91^b

(7.51)

9

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

4.25^b

(0.55)

8.22^c

(2.05)

8.71^e

(2.29)

11.45^e

(3.94)

8.15^e

(2.01)

10

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha

4.70^ab

(0.67)

15.55^ab

(7.19)

20.06^a

(11.75)

24.23^ab

(16.84)

16.13^b

(7.72)

11

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

5.34^a

(0.87)

13.06^b

(5.11)

14.95^bcd

(6.65)

17.95 ^cd

(9.50)

12.82^d

(4.92)

12

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

4.73^ab

(0.68)

8.51^c

(2.19)

9.14^e

(2.53)

12.28^e

(4.52)

8.66^e

(2.27)

13

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

5.10^a

(0.79)

17.53^a

(9.07)

22.44^a

(14.57)

27.30^a

(21.03)

18.09^a

(9.64)

S.Em. ± 

T

0.25

0.80

0.86

1.14

0.427

P

–

–

–

–

0.237

T × P

–

–

–

–

0.854

C. D. at 5%

T

NS

2.34

2.50

3.34

1.198

C.V. (%)

8.67

10.59

9.42

10.18

11.10