Authors : Ashish Lambat,1 Shanti Patil,2 Sanjiv Charjan,3 Rajesh Gadewar.4
Page Nos : 93-97
Description :
The Rice Weevil (Sitophilus Oryzea) is a serious store grain pest of wheat during
storage. In the present investigation, the experiment was conducted to know the
effect of different organic grain protectants on infestation percentage of Rice Weevil
and seed qualities of Maize (Zea mays CV.PKV-Shatak). It was observed that seed
treated with sweet flag powder (2.5%) and custard apple seed powder 2.5% were
showed significantly higher 100 seed weight, germination percentage, seedling
vigour, field emergence percentage and adult mortality as compared to other seed
treatment and control during storage.
