Table 5 Effect of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments against white grub in groundnut (pooled over period and seasons)

1

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

9.77 ^fg

(2.88)

14.30^c

(6.10)

14.48^c

(6.25)

12.85^def

(4.95)

2

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

9.17 ^g

(2.54)

12.36^d

(4.58)

12.55^d

(4.72)

11.36^f

(3.88)

3

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

7.66 ^h

(1.78)

9.14^e

(2.52)

9.01^e

(2.45)

8.60 ^g

(2.24)

4

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha

13.77^de

(5.67)

14.31^c

(6.11)

14.47^c

(6.24)

14.18 ^cd

(6.00)

5

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

13.29^e

(5.28)

14.23^c

(6.04)

14.31^c

(6.11)

13.94^d

(5.80)

6

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

10.80^f

(3.51)

12.02^d

(4.34)

12.31^d

(4.55)

11.71^ef

(4.12)

7

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha

16.70^b

(8.26)

16.35^b

(7.92)

16.28^b

(7.86)

16.44^b

(8.01)

8

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

14.85 ^cd

(6.57)

15.72^b

(7.34)

15.91^b

(7.51)

15.49^bc

(7.13)

9

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

6.24ⁱ

(1.18)

8.31^e

(2.09)

8.15^e

(2.01)

7.57 ^g

(1.74)

10

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha

15.34^c

(7.00)

15.93^b

(7.53)

16.13^b

(7.72)

15.80^b

(7.41)

11

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

13.78^de

(5.67)

12.56^d

(4.73)

12.82^d

(4.92)

13.06^de

(5.11)

12

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

6.94^hi

(1.46)

8.78^e

(2.33)

8.66^e

(2.27)

8.13 ^g

(2.00)

13

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

18.32^a

(9.88)

17.90^a

(9.45)

18.09^a

(9.64)

18.10^a

(9.65)

S.Em. ± 

T

0.395

0.435

0.427

0.510

P

0.219

0.241

0.237

0.310

Y

–

–

–

0.116

T × P

0.790

0.871

0.854

0.484

T × Y

–

–

–

0.419

P × Y

–

–

–

0.233

T × P × Y

–

–

–

0.839

C. D. at 5%

T

1.108

1.221

1.198

1.489

T × P × Y

NS

C.V. (%)

11.36

11.40

11.10

11.30