Pw Research Papers - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

A plant protection related survey was carried out by pest scouting team of plant doctorsof Pest Warning and Quality Control of Pesticides, District Mandibahauddin to evaluate percentage (%) attack of pests and diseases on rice crop during kharif 2012-14. In the month of August 0.63 % grasshopper was recorded above economic threshold level (AETL) with temperature ranges 40.17-13.57 oC with relative humidity 34 % with rainfall 16.47 mmwhich was average of three respective years. However 1.46 % borer; 11.65 % leaf roller; 0.49 % grasshopper; 1.46 % foot rot was recordedAETL during September with temperature ranges 36.60-12.55oC with RH 31.13 % with rainfall 21.25 mm;however 2.27 % AETL was recorded by grasshopper during the month of October with temperature ranges 30.50-11.42oC and RH 33.25 % with rainfall 1.75 mm. On the other hand 4.43 % attack was recorded below economic threshold level (BETL) by borer; 1.90 % leaf roller; 1.90 % grasshopper; 1.27 % foot rot and 0.63% brown leaf spo...