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Innovative Advisory through CROPSAP

M.C. Ahire and P. B. Kharde

Abstract

The lepidopteron pests especially Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura are voracious feeders and polyphagous in nature. In year 2008-09, soybean had a setback to epidemic attack of Spodoptera litura and other pests on 15.00 lakh ha. area. Keeping this in consideration, a project on “ Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP) of major pests in Soybean, Cotton, Tur and Gram based cropping system in Maharashtraâ€ has been approved by the State Govt. under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in 2008-09 with total outlay of Rs. 25.00 crore. This includes Rs. 12.79 crore for pest Surveillance and 12.21 crore for IPM. Under this project pest monitoring cum surveillance based advisory system and awareness creation through consortium mode has focused on the pest control of major crops. Advisories on Integrated Pest Management in accordance to the pest status based on pest monitoring. The study implies strengthening of information delivery mechanism for efficient agricultural knowledge management system. New methods and approaches for communication especially for delivery of advisory services are very essential. The study underlines the application of innovative online surveillance for control of pest incidence. Similar method need to be replicated for other crops in different regions

Keyword: Lepidopteron pests; Voracious feeders; Advisory services; Innovative online surveillance;

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