24 Apr Oil palm leaf webworm, an emerging serious pest and its management in oil palm gardens
तेल ताड़ का पत्ता वेबवॉर्म, एक उभरता हुआ गंभीर कीट और तेल ताड़ के बागानों में इसका प्रबंधन Oil palm (ElaeisguineensisJacquin: Arecaceae) is known to be the highest edible oil yielding perennial crop, capable of yielding 4-5 MT of palm oil and 0.4-0.5 MT palm kernel oil with good planting material, irrigation and proper management. However, the productivity is not achieved due to infestation by a wide range of fauna which include insects, birds, mites and mammals, apart from diseases, nutrient deficiencies, water stress etc. As the oil palms grow and attain tallness, the leaves of adjacent palms are overlapped, thereby preventing sunlight penetration in the plantations, a more favourable environment is...