Evaluation of Locally Available Botanicals for the Management of Maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in Room Storage Condition
Table 2
Effect of different botanicals on exit hole numbers caused by maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in maize seeds.
Botanicals
No of exit holes per 100 g maize seed
At 60 days
At 90 day
At 120 days
Gingiber officinalis (Rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.57a
6.47b
35.80b
Curcuma domestica (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.36a
5.13b
31.80b
Mustard oil 2 mL·kg−1
1.52a
3.47a
17.80a
Rice husk ash 5 g·kg−1
1.37a
3.13a
23.50b
Melia azadirach (seed powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.26a
2.80a
12.50a
Acorus calamus (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
0.68a
1.80a
3.10a
Control
2.33b
11.80c
45.10c
Value
0.017
0.001
0.002
CV (%)
11.3
12.8
23.6
LSD (0.05)
0.747
2.663
17.91
Means within the column with the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 probability level, CV: coefficient of variation, LSD: least significant difference, and SEM: standard error of the mean.
