Assay of Front-Line Demonstration on Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) in Rice in the Vikarabad District of Telangana, India

Rice crop is attacked by various insects and diseases in spite of using pesticides, but relaying only on synthetic pesticides usage resulted into disrupt the natural balance between crop pests and their existed natural enemies. Integrated pest and disease management (IDPM) is a concept which is blended with all possible proven technologies like Cultural, Mechanical, Biological and Chemical methods. Front line demonstration on Integrated Pest and Disease Management in rice was taken up in farmers fields during kharif season of two consecutive years of 2021 and 2022 by DAATTC, Tandur in Vikarabad district of Telangana. Study revealed that seed treatment with Carbendazim @3gm/kg seed, seedling root dip with Pseudomonas species 10gm /lit of water, application of Carbofuran granules @160g/cent nursery, installation of pheromone traps, formation of alley ways and need based application of fertilizers and pesticides reduced the pest like Stem borer, BPH, Leaf folder and Blast disease significantly compared to farmers practice. Mean higher yield was recorded in demo field 6065 kg/ha compared to 5795 kg/ha in check, and showed 4.6 per cent yield increases in demonstration fields.