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Field experiments were conducted at three different locations of district Shahjahanpur, UP, India during 1995–96 and 1996–97 to determine the effects of insecticide treatments (applied for termite control) on yield contributing characters of sugarcane. It was evident from the results that sett treatment with 0.20% solution of Gaucho 70 WS, soil treatment with phorate 10 G 2.50 kg ai/ha, Chlorpyrifos 15 G 2.50 kg ai/ha and Chlorpyrifos 20 EC @ 1.00 kg ai/ha were the best in controlling the termite infestation and hence promoting the sugarcane yield contribution characters viz., number of shoots, millable canes, stalk height and diameter.
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Manager, S., Singh, N.B. Application of insecticide for termite control and its effect on yield contributing characters in sugarcane. Sugar Tech 3, 146–153 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02956807
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