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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Manipur is one of the leading rice producing state. With the increase of the population, the requirement and demand of all crops has been tremendously increased. The role of pesticides has become critically important with modernization of agriculture. The present study has been undertaken about utilization pattern of pesticides by rice growers in Thoubal district, Manipur. The present study was conducted in Thoubal sub-division of Thoubal district, Manipur. 120 respondents were randomly selected for the study. The study revealed that majority of respondents i.e. 55.00 percent used two-three insecticides along with the fungicides and 63.33 percent used systemic + contact pesticides. The study also found that Pyrazosulfuron ethyl, Chlorantraniliprole and Carbendazim was ranked first among the herbicides, insecticides and fungicides respectively by the respondents.