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Studies on the Use of Encapsulated Pesticides, for Control of Banana Bunchy Top Disease

Volume : 67
Issue: Nov-nov
Pages: 741 - 750
Published: October 01, 2023
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Abstract


The effect of encapsulated formulation of six insecticides viz., aldicarb sulfone, bendiocarb carboturan, isofenphos, orthene, and methomyl, was evaluated by applying in the leaf axils of banana against banana aphid The encapsulated formulation were prepared by filling the two-piece gelatin capsules with soluble or wettable powders of insecticides. All insecticides ex- cept bendiocarb were found to be effective in controlling the aphids. The herbicide capsule, pre- pared by filling with 2,4-D wettable powder., was found to be effective in destroying the diseased plants, when implanted into the pseudostem of the plant. A simple applicator, "Capsule dropper". to place the capsules in the leaf axils of grown up plants and a hand unit for preparing encapsulated formulation were designed.

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741 - 750
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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