Impact of pest management modules in mitigating the pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera Hubner) population on chickpea

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at Chatha Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) during 2020-21 to evaluate the impact of pest management modules against H. armigera (Hubner) on chickpeas. Five different modules viz., Bio-intensive module (Module-I), IPM module (Module-II), Chemical module (Module-III), Package of Practices (Module-IV) including control (Module-V) were tested against H. armigera. The results of the experimentation revealed that Module Ⅲ (Chemical module) was found superior in reducing the larval population of H. armigera. In the case of yield attributes against H. armigera, all the modules showed significantly different results wherein Module Ⅲ (2366.6kg/ha) accounted for maximum chickpea yield followed by Module-Ⅱ (1944.4 kg/kg), Module-Ⅰ (1511.1 kg/ha), Module-Ⅳ (911.1 kg/ha) and Module-Ⅴ (466.6 kg/ha) after harvest, respectively.