Table 6 Effect of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments against white grub in groundnut (pooled over seasons)

1

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

20.81^ef

(12.64)

32.10^c

(28.25)

32.45^c

(28.79)

28.44 ^cd

(22.68)

2

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

19.64^f

(11.31)

27.02^d

(20.66)

27.55^d

(21.39)

24.73^e

(17.50)

3

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

16.17 ^g

(7.83)

19.65^e

(11.40)

19.22^e

(10.84)

18.32^f

(9.88)

4

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha

30.60^d

(25.94)

32.18^c

(28.38)

32.58^c

(28.99)

31.78^c

(27.74)

5

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

29.18^d

(23.79)

31.90^c

(27.99)

32.11^c

(28.26)

31.04^c

(26.59)

6

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

23.25^e

(15.68)

26.59^d

(20.04)

27.00^d

(20.62)

25.59^de

(18.66)

7

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha

38.09^b

(38.07)

37.47^b

(37.02)

37.40^b

(36.89)

37.64^b

(37.30)

8

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

33.96^c

(31.26)

36.25^b

(35.01)

36.65^b

(35.63)

35.61^b

(33.90)

9

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

14.20 ^g

(6.05)

17.79^e

(9.45)

17.38^e

(8.93)

16.45^f

(8.02)

10

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha

35.44^bc

(33.63)

36.77^b

(35.96)

37.29^b

(36.71)

36.50^b

(35.38)

11

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

30.62^d

(25.96)

27.52^d

(21.39)

28.12^d

(22.22)

28.75 ^cd

(23.14)

12

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

15.05 ^g

(6.76)

18.87^e

(10.51)

18.53^e

(10.10)

17.49^f

(9.03)

13

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

42.58^a

(45.80)

41.98^a

(44.78)

42.47^a

(45.60)

42.32^a

(45.33)

S.Em. ± 

T

1.00

1.17

1.15

1.206

Y

–

–

–

0.308

T × Y

–

–

–

1.111

C. D. at 5%

T

2.91

3.42

3.37

3.52

C.V. (%)

6.43

6.86

6.68

6.67