Integrated Management of Soil Dwelling Pests of Wheat Crop
Madan Mohan Bajpeyi*
Dept. of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
Arun Kumar
Dept. of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
Ashutosh Singh Aman
Dept. of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
Dhananjay Kushwaha
Dept. of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: GDP, Termites, Wheat crop, White grubs
Abstract
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the second most important staple food crop and India is the second-largest wheat producer and consumer in all over the world, which provides nutrition to millions of populations. Agriculture sector contributes 18.8% to GDP and plays an important role in the Indian economy. In 2021-22, 106.84 million tonnes of wheat has been produced. Wheat production has been reduced in 2021-22 compare to previous year 2020-21, due to the biotic and abiotic factors. Wheat crop is affected by several pest such as Aphid, Termites, Wheat weevil, White grubs, Grasshopper, Gujhia weevil, Hessian fly, Flea beetles, Armyworm, pink stem borer and rodents are the major pests of wheat in India. the stored grain pests are also causing significant losses in wheat. In this literature two soil dwelling pest of wheat such as termites and white grubs has been described along with their effective management approaches.
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