MANAGEMENT OF CASTOR CAPSULE BORER: Dichocrosis punctiferalis Guin.. POPULATION DYNAMICS, VARIETAL SCREENING, CHEMICAL CONTROL AND YIELD LOSSES CAUSED BY CASTOR CAPSULE BORER, D. punctifera

      Аннотация: Castor (Ricinus communis Linnaeus) is one of the most important oilseed crop. India is the largest producer of castor seed and oil. It has great important for industrial, manure and medicinal use. Castor being an important oilseed crop is found to be attacked by various insect pests during its different growth stages. Among the various pest of castor, D. Puntiferalis Guin. causing heavy yield losses. Looking to the importance of castor crop in Agricultural Economy of Gujarat state and seriousness of castor capsule borer on the castor crop, it becomes absolutely necessary to have comprehensive information about the pests. This book will be more helpful to the student, farmers as well researcher who are working on castor.

Ключевые слова: population dynamics, CASTOR CAPSULE BORER, Dichocrosis punctiferalis