Prevalence Position of Stem Borer Species in Rice Ecosystem in Lower and Upper Sindh

Rice Ecosystem in Sindh

Authors

  • Muhammad Yousif Rahimoon Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Abdul Ghani Lanjar Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Aslam Bukero Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Babar Hussain Chang Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Jamal-U-Ddin Hajano Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Imtiaz Ahmed Nizammani Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Mark Richard McNeill AgResearch Ltd., Lincoln Research Centre, Christchurch- 8140, New Zealand
  • Ghulam Mujtaba Khushak Department of Rural Sociology, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Riaz Hussain Buriro Department of Statistics, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Zainab Lanjar Department of Microbiology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Sakrand, Sindh, Pakistan

Keywords:

monitoring, stem borer, rice crop

Abstract

Rice occupies the prime place among the World's most important food crops. More than half of the human population depend upon rice and limiting factors of stem borers is prime importance. In order to manage these pests, it is essential to understand their population fluctuations, incidence, infestation to determine authentic, easiest and economically viable strategies for stem borer management. In this regard, a field study was conducted in upper and lower Sindh in district Larkana and Badin in the south east of Pakistan for the year Kharif (autumn season) 2017 and 2018 with crop surveys carried out at maximum tillering (60 days after transplant (DAT)). The results found that four species of stem borers were prevalent across the two years, namely White stem borer, Scirpophaga innotata (Walker), Yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) Pink stem borer Sesmia inferens (Walker) and dark-headed stripped borer, Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick). Collectively results of both years White stem borer was found dominant over other species of stem borers with the higher population was recorded at crop growth stages.

 

 

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Published

2023-03-17

How to Cite

Muhammad Yousif Rahimoon, Abdul Ghani Lanjar, Aslam Bukero, Babar Hussain Chang, Jamal-U-Ddin Hajano, Imtiaz Ahmed Nizammani, Mark Richard McNeill, Ghulam Mujtaba Khushak, Riaz Hussain Buriro, & Zainab Lanjar. (2023). Prevalence Position of Stem Borer Species in Rice Ecosystem in Lower and Upper Sindh: Rice Ecosystem in Sindh. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 66(1), 52–57. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/3007