Evaluation of Locally Available Botanicals for the Management of Maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in Room Storage Condition
Table 1
Effects of different botanicals on weevil population in maize seeds.
Botanicals
Weevil population per 250 g maize seed
At 60 days
At 90 day
At 120 days
Gingiber officinalis (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.06a
1.34b
55.10b
Curcuma domestica (rhizome powder) 5g·kg−1
1.14a
1.27ab
47.10b
Mustard oil 2 mL·kg−1
0.97a
0.85a
19.50a
Rice husk ash 5 g·kg−1
1.15a
1.98 b
28.10ab
Melia azadirach (seed powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.18a
0.68a
6.21a
Acorus calamus (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
0.68a
0.51a
2.5a
Control
2.33b
2.91c
55.80b
Value
0.012
< 0.001
0.008
CV (%)
21.3
15.9
29.7
LSD (0.05)
0.751
0.824
29.76
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.
