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| Title: | Pest management beliefs and practices of Manipuri rice farmers in Barak Valley, Assam |
| Authors: | Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim
Ray, D C |
| Keywords: | Traditional Knowledge
Traditional Pest management
Meithei
Manipuri |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A01M1/00, A01M5/00, A01M31/00, A01N3/00, C05G3/00 |
| Abstract: | Manipuri (Meitheis)
community is a separate ethnic group of people which has different entity in
Barak Valley of Assam. They possess unique culture and method of agricultural
practices. In order to study the farmers’ participation and traditional pest
management practices in paddy crop, the investigation has been undertaken with the
Manipuri farmers. Three sites viz.
Mainabond, Sonai and Rajwari were selected for the study to document the
farmers’ participation/beliefs and traditional knowledge in paddy pest
management. A total of 97 farmers were interviewed through the questionnaire.
Mean education level was found higher (8.42 ± 0.81) in Sonai as compared to
other two sites, which indicated maximum use of modern insecticides. Paddy
yield was also found higher in Sonai (370.5 ± 0.45 kg/ha) than other sites.
Regarding pest management and use of insecticide at Mainabond, the yield was
found highest due to frequent sprays of insecticides, whereas 86.36% of farmers
of Rajwari did not use insecticides, and 90.90% farmers gave importance to the
harmful effects of insecticides particularly on human health. For the
management of different storage, farmers practiced some indigenous methods
besides chemical pest management. These traditional practices proved to be a
sustainable method of insect-pest management in Barak Valley. |
| Page(s): | 673-676 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010]
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