EFFECT OF TRICHOCARD ON TOMATO YIELD AND ECONOMICS

MOHD SUHAIL¹*, P.K. BISEN², S.K. VISHWAKARMA³, SANJAY SINGH^4
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh
⁴Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : drsuhail.lmp@gmail.com

Received : 03-02-2018     Accepted : 26-02-2018     Published : 28-02-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 4       Pages : 5203 - 5204
Int J Agr Sci 10.4 (2018):5203-5204
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.10.4.5203-5204

Keywords : Trichocard, tomato, yield, economics
Academic Editor : Suleyman Cylek
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Tomato is the one of the most important crop of Uttar Pradesh as well as Indian vegetables. The fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera Hub) is the major pest that causes significant yield losses. An on farm trial was conducted during 2015-16 on hybrid F1 Himsona variety with three treatment T1- Trichocard (Trichogramma chilonis), T2-Deltamethrine, T3- farmer practice (Chloro + Cyper). The result reveled that T1 (Trichocards) treatment found better in regards maximum marketable fruit weight per plant (1.72 kg. / Plant), marketable yield (382.18q. /ha.), net return (Rs.257820.00 / ha.), & BCR (2.90). It is also recorded that minimum fruit loss(3.37 %) and weight lose (12.89q / ha.) in T1 treatment. It was concluded that application of Trichogramma chilonis@ 250 eggs/card twice fruit setting to fruit development not only reduces infestation of borer, but increase marketable yield and human hazard.

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