Evaluation of Locally Available Botanicals for the Management of Maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in Room Storage Condition
Table 3
Effect of different botanicals on grain damage by maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in maize seeds.
Botanicals
Grain damage (%)
At 60 days
At 90 days
At 120 days
Gingiber officinalis (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
2.53a
3.36bc
16.88c
Curcuma domestica (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.95a
3.77bc
13.64bc
Mustard oil 2 mL·kg−1
2.08a
3.23 b
12.48bc
Rice husk ash 5 g·kg−1
1.50a
3.57bc
13.56bc
Melia azadirach (seed powder) 5 g·kg−1
1.62a
2.60ab
7.62ab
Acorus calamus (rhizome powder) 5 g·kg−1
0.73a
0.63a
1.23a
Control
4.72b
5.40c
18.0c
Value
0.026
0.013
0.002
CV (%)
20.1
12.5
16.8
LSD (0.05)
2.028
2.067
6.725
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.
