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Effect of Bio-Pesticides on Pests of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Muhammad Noor Azam bin Adnan
Supervisor: Dr. Norhidayah binti Che Soh
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Crop Science)
School of Food Science and Technology
Okra is one of the fruit vegetables and very important for the world’s population. The
production of okra should be increased to meet the growing demand of consumers.
However, pests are one of the major challenges in the production of okra. Today, most
farmers used chemical pesticides to handle pest problem as compared to organic
pesticides may be due to its undetermined effects. This study was conducted to identify
the effects of using organic pesticides made from natural extracts on okra plant in pest
control. Natural extract that will be used are neem extracts (3ml/l, 5ml/l, and 7ml/l),
garlic bulb extracts (5ml/l, 10ml/l, and 15ml/l) and chili extracts (5ml/l, 10ml/l, and
15ml/l). Biopesticides will be applied on the plant before and after fruiting. The
expected result from this study are higher concentrations of biopesticides will be more
effective rather than the lower concentrations to inhibit the pest.
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