Authors : Rajesh Gadewar, Vipin Babhulkar, Prachi Lambat, Ashish Lambat, Ramesh Parate and Sanjiv Charjan
Page Nos : 28-30
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 Rabi Sorghum CV.- Maldandi. 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.
Key words :- organic grain protectants, sweet flag, custard apple, Rice Weevil, Rabi Sorghum.
