Authors : Prachi Lambat 1, Ashish Lambat 2, Vipin Babhulkar 3 , Rajesh Gadewar 4, Atul Banginwar5
Page Nos : 157-160
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 M.P. Chari. 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.
