AgroScience Today, Volume 2, Issue 10 : 0258-0264
POPULAR ARTICLES

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 31-Oct-2021

Pesticide Free Vegetable Production

  • Sharavanan P.T
  • Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Centre for Excellence in Millets, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Athiyendal, Thiruvannamalai Dt, TamilNadu, India.
  • Nirmalakumari A
  • Professor and Head, Centre for Excellence in Millets, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Athiyendal, Thiruvannamalai Dt, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

 In India, insect pests are major constraints in vegetable production. The vegetable growers using chemical pesticides to minimize the loss due to pest and diseases, several alternate ways are available for the pests and they may yield pesticide free vegetable produce. The cultural methods viz., preparation of land, following crop rotation, selection suitable variety, crop management practices and use of traps may give better response in reducing the pest incidence. The biological methods like use of plant products, predators, parasitoids, and microbial bio-agents are now a days a boon in pest management in vegetable. Hence, combined application of cultural as well as biological methods against the pests can be way for production of pesticide free vegetables. 

Keywords

Vegetables, pesticide use, biological methods, Pesticide Free, Vegetable Production

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