IPM Practice of Green gram

IPM Practice of Green gram

Introduction:

Green gram is also known as Mung bean.It is most commonly used food items in South India.IPM(Integrated pest management) combines physical, cultural, biological, mechanical management methods to prevent the pest problems.

green gram

Pests of Green gram:

  • Whitefly -Bemesia tabaci
  • Hairy caterpillar -Spilosoma oblique
  • Stemfly -Ophiomyca phaseoli
  • Jassids – Empoasca
  • Podborer -Maruca testulalis
  • Thrips- Caliothrips indicus
  • Whitegrub-Holotrichia
  • Blister beetle -Mylabris
pest in green gram

Integrated pest management practices:

Cultural practices: Deep ploughing, Early sowing, Crop rotation, Growing inter-crop, and Timely irrigation is important for good crop stand. Basal application of neem cake at 150kg/ha reduces root rot, Grow resistant/tolerant varieties for Like Pant Mung 2, PDM 54, ML-337.

Mechanical practices: Collecting and destroying the light traps are very effective against hairy.
Biological control:
  • Seed treatment with Trichoderma viridae.
  • Conserve the natural
  • Use Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV).
trichoderma viridae

Crop stage-wise IPM Practices:
Pre sowing stage:

Deep ploughing of the

Early

Grow resistant

Timely

Seed and seedling stage :

Timely

Proper seed rate, irrigation, and fertilizer

Vegetative stage:

Collect and destroy the

Light traps are very effective against hairy

 

Conclusion:

IPM is an effective approach for pest control. Cultural, biological, mechanical, chemical control are used to manage the pest problems in crops.It reduce the pest incidence and increase the yield and quality of the crop.
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