Dual Effect of Plant Materials Against Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Chickpea

Efficacy of Plant Materials Against Pulse Beetle

Authors

  • Abdul Wahab Magsi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Agha Mushtaque Ahmed Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Ali Zachi Abdulqader Alhilfi Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq
  • Khalid Hussain Dhiloo Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Fahad Nazir Khoso Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Shahjhan Rajput Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College (SZABAC), Dokri, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Din Muhammad Soomro Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Akbar Lashari Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.65.1.2022.11.17

Keywords:

pulse beetle, botanical extracts, store grain pest, seed characteristics, Eucalyptus

Abstract

The laboratory studies were undertaken to evaluate the repellent effect of different plant materials i.e. lemon, neem, nerium, Acacia, Eucalyptus at 6% concentration (w/w) against Callosobruchus maculatus on chickpea. In addition, the corrected mortality and seed characteristics (seed germination %, root length and seed vigor Index) were also observed. The results showed a repellent effect with an index value of RI=0.8 for lemon and Eucalyptus at 24 h. The overall corrected mortality showed the highest (24.73%) at neem and the lowest (4.30%) at Eucalyptus. The seed characteristics showed that storage of chickpea seeds until two months was ideal. The best results were recorded after one month of preservation in Acacia and control with maximum germination (100%), root length (2.18±0.06 and 3.25±0.11 cm) and V.I (219.0 and 326.0) followed by neem with germination of 96.67% and lemon with root length of 2.37±0.18 cm and V.I 222.13. Thus, it is concluded that all plant materials were not good repellent for pulse beetle, whereas, neem extract displayed an efficient efficacy to kill the pest and lemon showed an ideal repellent effect.

 

 

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Published

2022-02-23

How to Cite

Magsi, A. W., Ahmed, A. M., Alhilfi, A. Z. A., Dhiloo, K. H., Khoso, F. N., Rajput, S., Soomro, D. M., & Lashari, M. A. (2022). Dual Effect of Plant Materials Against Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Chickpea: Efficacy of Plant Materials Against Pulse Beetle. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 65(1), 11–17. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.65.1.2022.11.17