Rodent damage in ricefields of Madhya Pradesh, India
1988
Pachori, R. | Khatri, A.K. | Awasthi, A.K. (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India). Entomology Dept.)
Rodents recorded in Madhya Pradesh are bandicoot Bandicota bengalensis (Gray) and house rat Rattus rattus (Linnaeus). Losses to rodents were assessed in farmer's fields planted to rice variety Patel 85 in Jabalpur district. Number of hills and healthy and damaged tillers in 20 randomly selected 1-sq.m. samples were recorded every 14 d. Yield loss was calculated. Rodents cause 3.09 to 8.34% damage at different stages of plant growth. Yield loss was 3.3-27.4%. Damage was less in the centers of fields than on the periphery, where burrows found in the bunds averaged 14.2/ha.
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