A study on pesticides usage pattern in red chilli in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh Javeed SM1, Venkataramulu M2,*, Sarada O3, Prakash K Kiran4 1Institute of Agribusiness Management, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati517502Andhra Pradesh, India 2Agricultural Information and Communication Centre, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur522034Andhra Pradesh, India 3Regional Agricultural Research Station, ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur522034Andhra Pradesh, India 4Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Bapatla522101Andhra Pradesh, India *Email for correspondence: m.venkataramulu@angrau.ac.in
Online Published on 25 January, 2024. Abstract The study was conducted in the year 2023 on pesticides usage pattern of chilli farmers in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh. Three mandals viz Sattenapalli, Dachepalli and Bollepalli were selected based on maximum acerage of chilli crop, from which 120 chilli farmers were selected. Among the herbicides, 72 per cent of the respondents used pendimethalin 38.7 CS. The top three insecticides fipronil 40 WG + imidacloprid 40 WG, fipronil 80 WG and diafenthiuron 50 WP were used by 95, 80 and 55 per cent of the chilli farmers respectively. Among fungicides, mainly azoxystrobin 23 SC was being used by 30 per cent of the farmers. Farmers used only streptomycin sulphate against bacterial diseases as it was broad-spectrum antibiotic in nature. The deviation in use of herbicides by the farmers ranged from 33.33 to 52.00 per cent, of insecticides from 0 to 81.82 per cent and of fungicides from 16.66 to 60.00 per cent. The deviation in the use of bactericide was noted 52.00 per cent. The farmers mainly trusted dealers’ recommendation for selection of particular pesticide. Top Keywords Growers, Usage pattern, Pesticides, Chilli. Top |