?STUDIES ON THE CONTROL OF SPBTERRANEAN TERMITES ATTACKING GROUNDNUT CROP (ARACHIS HYPOGEA L.) BY TENEKIL IN COMPARISON WITH HEPTACHLOR AND CHLORDANE

Authors

  • A H Shah PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • M W Roomi PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • S A Khan PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • D H Roomi Deportment of Botany, University of Karachi ,Karachi-75270,Pakistan
  • S A Qureshi PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

Tenekil, Termites, Heptachlor, Chlordane.

Abstract

Field trials were undertaken with a view to promotingthe use of an indigenouspesticideTenekil (A polychlorinated
hydrocarbonofPCSIRorigin)onagriculturalcropsasatermiticide.Ground-nutorpeanut(Arachis hypogeaL.)plotswere
treatedwithTenekilattherateof6 litreperacreanditsfurtherapplicationof Istand2nd boosterdoses atan intervalof
onemonththroughirrigationtechniquewerefoundtobeeffectiveagainstsubterraneantermiteattackuntilharvestcaused
an increasein annual yield. Heptachlorand Chlordaneused as standardtermiticideswith the same concentrationsand
methodology,producedsimilarresults,whereascontrolplotsseverelyinfestedbytermites,resultedinreducedyield.

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Published

1999-08-23

How to Cite

Shah, A. H., Roomi, M. W., Khan, S. A., Roomi, D. H., & Qureshi, S. A. (1999). ?STUDIES ON THE CONTROL OF SPBTERRANEAN TERMITES ATTACKING GROUNDNUT CROP (ARACHIS HYPOGEA L.) BY TENEKIL IN COMPARISON WITH HEPTACHLOR AND CHLORDANE. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(4), 200–201. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2155

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 4 (1999): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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