THE TOXIC EFFECT OF DIFFERENT INSECTICIDES ON NATURAL ENEMIES IN CAULIFLOWER, ECOSYSTEM

MUKESH JAKHAR¹, B.L. JAKHAR²*, MAHENDRA JAKHAR^3
1Department of Zoology & Entomology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, 282004, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Zoology & Entomology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, 282004, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : jakharmukesh919@gmail.com

Received : 26-08-2019     Accepted : 12-11-2019     Published : 15-11-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 21       Pages : 9188 - 9190
Int J Agr Sci 11.21 (2019):9188-9190

Keywords : Bioefficacy Coccinella Septempunctata, Chlorantraniliprole, Indoxacarb, Flubendiamide, Chlorfenapyr
Academic Editor : Lokeshwari N., Dr Rakesh Pandey, Subhrajyoti Mishra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Cauliflower, Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis L. is one of the important cruciferous vegetable crops grown in India. It is grown more or less in all the states and used as salad, boiled vegetable, in curries, pickling as well as dehydrated vegetable. The nutritional value/ 100 g of Cauliflower, consists of carbohydrates 5.3 g, fat 0.2 g, protein 2.4 g, vitamins (thiamine or vitamin B10.1 mg, riboflavin or B2 0.1 mg, niacin or vitamin B3 0.5 mg, pantothenic acid or vitamin B5 0.7 mg, folate or vitamin B9 57.0 mg, vitamin C 46.4 mg, and vitamin K 16.0 mg), minerals (Ca 22.0 mg, Fe 0.4 mg, Mg 15.0 mg, Mn 0.2 mg, P 44.0 mg, K 303 mg, Na 30.0 mg, Zn 0.3 mg) (Copyright 2017 Nutrition Value org.). The total area under cultivation of Cauliflower, in India is 372 thousand hectares with an annual production to the tune of 8534 thousand tonnes with productivity of 18.3 metric tonnes. The total area under cultivation of Cauliflower, in Rajasthan is 346 hectares with an annual production to the tune of 7588 tonnes. China is major Cauliflower, producing country with 47 per cent of world followed by India with 12 per cent of world production.

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