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Table 1 Details of eco-friendly management modules examined against Lepidiota mansueta grubs in potato

From: Biocontrol-based management module provided maximum protection in potato against white grub, Lepidiota mansueta Burmeister in Assam, India

Modules

Pre sowing treatment

Soil drenching

Module-I (T1)

Mustard Oil Cake (MOC) @ 150 kg/ha + wood ash @ 150 kg/ha + panchagavya** @ 3%

Module-II (T2)

Soil drenching with neem oil @ 5 ml/L after 1st & 2nd earthing up (25 & 60 DAS*)

Module-III (T3)

Soil drenching with jatropha oil @ 5 ml/L after 1st & 2nd earthing up (25 & 60 DAS)

Module-IV (T4)

Soil drenching with pongamia oil @ 5 ml/L after 1st & 2nd earthing up (25 & 60 DAS)

Module-V (T5)

Soil drenching with castor oil @ 5 ml/L after 1st & 2nd earthing up (25 & 60 DAS)

Module-VI (T6)

Metarhizium anisopliae @ 10 g/m2 after 1st & 2nd earthing up (25 & 60 DAS)

Control (T7)

(Without any practice)

  1. DAS*-Days after Sowing
  2. Panchagavya**: Panchagavya is an organic biopesticide formulation consisting of nine products viz. cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd, jaggery, ghee, banana, tender coconut, and water