Table 9 Economics of entomopathogenic fungi enriched with organic amendments evaluated against white grub in groundnut
Tr. no | Treatments | Cost of material (Rs. /ha) | Labor charges (Rs. /ha) | Total cost of treatment (Rs. /ha) | Yield (Kg/ha) | Gross realization (Rs. /ha) | Net realization over control (Rs. /ha) | Net gain (Rs. /ha) | PCBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha | 12,000 | 648 | 12,648 | 1384 | 73,006 | 32,916 | 20,268 | 1: 1.60 |
2 | Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha + Beauveria bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 12,300 | 648 | 12,948 | 1421 | 74,958 | 34,868 | 21,920 | 1: 1.69 |
3 | Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha + Metarhizium anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 12,300 | 648 | 12,948 | 1633 | 86,141 | 46,051 | 33,103 | 1: 2.56 |
4 | Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha | 5000 | 648 | 5648 | 1214 | 64,039 | 23,949 | 18,301 | 1: 3.24 |
5 | Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 5300 | 648 | 5948 | 1242 | 65,516 | 25,426 | 19,478 | 1: 3.27 |
6 | Poultry manure @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @2 kg/ha | 5300 | 648 | 5948 | 1415 | 74,641 | 34,551 | 28,603 | 1: 4.81 |
7 | Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha | 6000 | 648 | 6648 | 1011 | 53,330 | 13,240 | 6592 | 1: 0.99 |
8 | Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 6300 | 648 | 6948 | 1079 | 56,917 | 16,827 | 9879 | 1: 1.42 |
9 | Vermicompost @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 6300 | 648 | 6948 | 1669 | 88,040 | 47,950 | 41,002 | 1: 5.90 |
10 | Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha | 5000 | 648 | 5648 | 882 | 46,526 | 6436 | 788 | 1: 0.14 |
11 | Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha + B. bassiana 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 5300 | 648 | 5948 | 1195 | 63,036 | 22,946 | 16,998 | 1: 2.86 |
12 | Castor cake @ 1 ton/ha + M. anisopliae 1.15 WP (1 × 108 cfu/g) @ 2 kg/ha | 5300 | 648 | 5948 | 1649 | 86,985 | 46,895 | 40,947 | 1: 6.88 |
13 | Neem cake @ 1 ton/ha | – | – | – | 760 | 40,090 | – | – | – |