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Table 6. Effect of seed treatments with organics on coccinellids population in late sown
sorghum
Sl.
No.
Treatments
Number of coccinellids/plant
14 DAE 21 DAE 28 DAE Mean
1 Cow urine 5% 0.57
(1.25)*
0.77
(1.33)
1.00
(1.41)
0.78a
2 Vermiwash 5% 0.50
(1.22)
0.67
(1.29)
0.93
(1.39)
0.70a-d
3 Butea monosperma seed extract 5% 0.40
(1.18)
0.67
(1.29)
0.93
(1.39)
0.67cde
4 Butea monosperma leaf extract 5% 0.47
(1.21)
0.67
(1.29)
0.90
(1.38)
0.68bcd
5 Vitex negundo leaf extract 5% 0.47
(1.21)
0.60
(1.26)
1.00
(1.41)
0.69bcd
6 Castor leaf extract 5% 0.50
(1.22)
0.70
(1.30)
1.00
(1.41)
0.73abc
7 Garlic bulb extract 5% 0.40
(1.18)
0.50
(1.22)
0.88
(1.37)
0.59e-h
8 NSKE 5% 0.43
(1.20)
0.53
(1.24)
1.00
(1.41)
0.65c-g
9 Azagro 5% (1 ml/lit) 0.50
(1.22)
0.77
(1.33)
1.00
(1.41)
0.76ab
10 Pongamia leaf extract 5% 0.43
(1.20)
0.77
(1.33)
1.00
(1.41)
0.73abc
11 Pongamia oil 2% 0.47
(1.21)
0.60
(1.26)
0.93
(1.39)
0.67cde
12 Neem oil 2% 0.40
(1.18)
0.53
(1.24)
0.80
(1.34)
0.58fgh
13 Jatropha leaf extract 5% 0.43
(1.20)
0.60
(1.26)
0.90
(1.38)
0.64d-g
14 Jatropha oil 2% 0.50
(1.22)
0.70
(1.30)
0.90
(1.38)
0.70a-d
15 Prosopis julifera leaf extract 5% 0.40
(1.18)
0.60
(1.26)
0.98
(1.41)
0.66c-f
16 Annona squamosa leaf extract 5% 0.50
(1.22)
0.63
(1.28)
0.98
(1.41)
0.70a-d
17 Plant mixture 5% 0.50
(1.22)
0.67
(1.29)
1.00
(1.41)
0.72a-d
18 Endosulfan 35 EC (0.07%) 0.37
(1.17)
0.50
(1.22)
0.83
(1.35)
0.57gh
19 Imidacloprid 70 WS (2 g/kg) 0.33
(1.15)
0.50
(1.22)
0.80
(1.34)
0.54h
20 Untreated control 0.53
(1.24)
0.80
(1.34)
1.00
(1.41)
0.78a
SEm± 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.03
CD at 5% NS NS NS 0.07
* Figures in parentheses are √ x + 1 transformed values
Means followed by same alphabet in column do not differ significantly (0.05) by DMRT
DAE = Days After Emergence NS = Non Significant