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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 4
First page : (124) Last page : (128)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8755

Pesticides Usage Pattern by Cotton and Chilli Farmers in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

C. Yaswanth* , N. Vani, B. Aparna and B. Ramana Murthy
Institute of Agribusiness Management, S.V Agricultural College, Tirupati 517502
Acharya N G Range Agricultural University, Guntur
*Corresponding Author E-mail: yeswanthc8776@gmail.com
Received: 25.06.2021 | Revised: 29.07.2021 | Accepted: 8.08.2021 

 ABSTRACT

The present study intended to know the pesticides usage pattern by cotton and chilli farmers in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. For the study Kurnool district was purposively selected as it occupies first place in gross area sown in Andhra Pradesh. Among the crops cultivated in Kurnool district, cotton and chilli were selected as the pesticide’s consumption is high in these crops. The collected data was analyzed by using percentage and frequencies. From this investigation it was found that 92.5 per cent of the sample farmers used Monocrotophos 36% SL for cotton and used as the first spray of insecticide in cotton to control sucking pests by every farmer. In chilli Pendimethalin 30% EC by 97.5 per cent by sample farmers as it controls annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds.

Keywords: Insecticide, Percentage and frequency, Sucking pests and Broad-leaved weeds.

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Cite this article: Yaswanth, C., Vani, N., Aparna, B., & Ramana Murthy, B. (2021). Pesticides Usage Pattern by Cotton and Chilli Farmers in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(4), 124-128. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8755