Pesticides have been used to control these pests but none has yielded better cost and benefit ratio due to increasing hazards related to human life, domestic animals and environment. Recent trends in cotton production have been to minimize the use of pesticides and ultimately control the pest by better management practices (BMPs). Keeping in view these critical issues the experiment was conducted during May-October 2009 under randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments, biological control agents (T1), foliar applications of botanical Neemosal, azadirachtin+salannin...
Pesticides have been used to control these pests but none has yielded better cost and benefit ratio due to increasing hazards related to human life,...
Cotton white gold, is a major cash crop of Pakistan. It provides livelihood to millions of people engaged in its trade and textile industry . Moreover, it is a major source of foreign exchange earnings as it not only provides raw material for our local industry but also stands at the top of our exports with 63.2% share in our total exports 2008-09 ( Anonymous,2009). Many countries that formerly had produced insignificant yield of cotton such as Latin American countries have increased their production steeply and have become important suppliers of fiber to the world market. The main objective...
Cotton white gold, is a major cash crop of Pakistan. It provides livelihood to millions of people engaged in its trade and textile industry . Moreover...
