Table 8 Effect of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments against white grub on yield of groundnut (Pooled over seasons)

1

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

1426^abc

1358^b

1367^b

1384^b

2

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

1440^ab

1400^b

1422^b

1421^b

3

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

1585^a

1650^a

1664^a

1633^a

4

Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha

1197^bcd

1207^bcd

1237^bc

1215^c

5

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

1225^bcd

1242^bc

1260^bc

1242^c

6

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

1396^abc

1417^b

1431^b

1415^b

7

Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha

988^de

997^de

1049 ^cd

1011^d

8

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

1049^de

1083^cde

1105 ^cd

1079^d

9

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

1628^a

1675^a

1704^a

1669^a

10

Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha

853^ef

867^ef

927^de

882^e

11

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

1174 ^cd

1191^bcd

1219^bc

1195^c

12

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

1599^a

1660^a

1688^a

1649^a

13

Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha

720^f

758^f

801^e

760^f

S.Em. ± 

T

78.47

75.41

70.80

38.102

Y

–

–

–

20.790

T × Y

–

–

–

74.958

C. D. at 5%

T

229.02

220.10

206.66

106.96

T × Y

–

–

–

NS

C.V. (%)

10.85

10.29

9.45

10.20