International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (832) Last page : (837)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5510
Hermetic Storage Negatively Affects the Respiratory Metabolism of Groundnut Bruchid Caryedon serratus (Olivier) and thereby it’s Control
Y. Swathi, P. Rajanikanth* and J. Satyanarayana
1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Professor Jayashankar, Telangana State Agricultural University- 500030
*Corresponding Author E-mail: panugantirajanikanth@gmail.com
Received: 1.08.2017 | Revised: 9.08.2017 | Accepted: 10.08.2017
ABSTRACT
Groundnut is an important food legume and an oilseed crop which is prone to attack by several insect pests during pre and post-harvest stages. Insect pest management in groundnut is usually done by chemicals. The practice though effective, it is not an ideal option as the commodity’s direct consumption is increasing among public owing to its nutritious profile. Groundnut bruchid, Caryedon serratus, is an important storage pest of groundnut. An alternate and chemical free method for the management of storage pests in groundnut is practice of hermetic storage. The effective use of the technology can be done by determining the mechanism and process underlying it by studying the respiratory metabolism of an insect. It was found to consume about 39.97 ml of oxygen during its development from egg to pupa and released 26.21 ml of carbon dioxide. The respiratory quotient values were found to be 0.53, 0.68 and 0.64 at its egg, larval and pupal stages respectively. The information of respiratory quotient of an insect and its oxygen requirement for growth and carbon dioxide emission during development help to design effective hermetic storage management techniques.
Key words: Groundnut, Caryedon serratus, Respiratory Quotient, Hermetic storage
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Cite this article: Y. Swathi, Y., Rajanikanth, P. and Satyanarayana, J., Hermetic Storage Negatively Affects the Respiratory Metabolism of Groundnut Bruchid Caryedon serratus (Olivier) and thereby it’s Control, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 832-837 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5510
