TREATMENT OF MAIZE SEED WITH COW- PRODUCTS: AN ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF MAIZE CYST NEMATODE (Heterodera zeae)

R.N. KUMHAR¹, B.L. BAHETI², B.S. CHANDRAWAT³*
¹Department of Nematology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001 Rajasthan
²Department of Nematology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001 Rajasthan
³Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, SKN College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Rajasthan
* Corresponding Author : brijrcanemat@gmail.com

Received : 05-05-2018     Accepted : 12-05-2018     Published : 15-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 9       Pages : 5969 - 5971
Int J Agr Sci 10.9 (2018):5969-5971

Keywords : Cow products, Heterodera zeae, butter milk, cow milk, and cow urine
Academic Editor : Mayurkumar K Kanani
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001 Rajasthan.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The agro-climatic conditions of Rajasthan are most favourable for maize production and multiplication of maize cyst nematode, Heterodera zeae. It is responsible for severe losses in maize production. Thus, looking to its importance, present investigations were undertaken to find out the effect of cow product viz., butter milk, cow milk, and cow urine were tested as seed treatment at 1, 2 and 4 % to check the infection of maize cyst nematode, H. zeae on maize. Results of cow products trial revealed that seed treatment with cow urine at 4 percent was found best followed by cow urine at 2 percent and butter milk at 4 percent to improve plant growth of maize and to reduce the infection of maize cyst nematode, H. zeae on maize.

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