Abstract
Control of the stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) on sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] using the most effective and least expensive insecticide was investigated at Halhal Begos and Halhale in Eritrea, 1997-99. The insecticides used were Furadan 5G and Cymbush 1G applied at planting with the seed and 45 days after germination, and Thiodan 35% emulsifiable concentrate and Carbaryl 85% wettable powder applied as sprays to the foliage 30 days and 45 days after germination. All the insecticide treatments significantly reduced stem borer infestation and damage compared to the untreated plots. Furadan and Cymbush gave significantly lower infestation and larval damage. Thiodan and Carbaryl also showed significantly reduced stem borer damage compared to the control, but less reduction than Furadan and Cymbush. There were significant differences in days to heading, maturity, and plant height. Plants in the control plots had later heading and maturity dates and shorter plant height compared to the treated plots. Yield increase due to the use of insecticides ranged from 16.3 q to 29.5 q ha-1 (1639-2950 kg ha-1). Furadan and Cymbush gave a yield increase of 147% and 134%, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between the number of stem borer larvae, percentage of infestation and damage, and significant negative correlations between the yield and percentage of damage and between the yield and number of stem borer larvae. The economic analysis of the insecticide efficacy showed that Furadan gave the highest benefit of U.S. $465.63 ha-1 over the control.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
All insecticide treatments significantly reduced stem borer infestation and damage versus untreated plots.
- Treatment
- insecticide treatmentse0
- Interactor
- Busseola fusca (Fuller)
Busseola fuscae1pest - Outcome
- stem borer infestation and damagee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- untreated plotse0
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“All the insecticide treatments significantly reduced stem borer infestation and damage compared to the untreated plots”
e1“stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) on sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Furadan and Cymbush gave significantly lower infestation and larval damage.
- Treatment
- Furadan and Cymbushe0
- Interactor
- Busseola fusca (Fuller)Busseola fuscae2pest
- Outcome
- infestation and larval damagee0
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Furadan and Cymbush gave significantly lower infestation and larval damage”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
e2“stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
Claim · model-written summary
Thiodan and Carbaryl reduced stem borer damage significantly, less than Furadan and Cymbush.
- Treatment
- Thiodan and Carbaryle0
- Interactor
- Busseola fusca (Fuller)Busseola fuscae2pest
- Outcome
- stem borer damagee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thiodan and Carbaryl also showed significantly reduced stem borer damage compared to the control, but less reduction than Furadan and Cymbush”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
e2“stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
Claim · model-written summary
Untreated sorghum headed and matured later than treated plants.
- Treatment
- treated plotse0
- Outcome
- heading and maturity datese0
- Direction
- latere0
- Comparator
- control plotse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plants in the control plots had later heading and maturity dates and shorter plant height compared to the treated plots”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Untreated plants were shorter than treated plants.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plants in the control plots had later heading and maturity dates and shorter plant height compared to the treated plots”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Insecticides increased sorghum yield by 16.3 q to 29.5 q ha-1.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield increase due to the use of insecticides ranged from 16.3 q to 29.5 q ha-1 (1639-2950 kg ha-1)”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Furadan raised yield by 147%.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Furadan and Cymbush gave a yield increase of 147% and 134%, respectively”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Cymbush raised yield by 134%.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Furadan and Cymbush gave a yield increase of 147% and 134%, respectively”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Larval number was positively correlated with infestation and damage.
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Verbatim
e0“significant positive correlation between the number of stem borer larvae, percentage of infestation and damage”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum yield was negatively correlated with damage percentage and larval number.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant negative correlations between the yield and percentage of damage and between the yield and number of stem borer larvae”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
Claim · model-written summary
Furadan yielded the highest economic benefit, U.S. $465.63 ha-1 above control.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Furadan gave the highest benefit of U.S. $465.63 ha-1 over the control”
e1“sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]”
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