AGRO ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING FOR PEST MANAGEMENT IN PIGEON PEA (Cajanus cajan L)

E. SREE LATHA¹*, S. JESU RAJAN², M. NARSI REDDY³, CH. SREENIVASA RAO^4
1National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030, Telangana, India
²National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030, Telangana, India
³National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030, Telangana, India
⁴National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030, Telangana, India
* Corresponding Author : sreelatha437@gmail.com

Received : 23-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6781 - 6783
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6781-6783

Keywords : Agro Ecosystem Analysis, Ecological Engineering, Pigeon pea, sustainable agriculture
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Hon’ble Director General Smt. G. Jayalakshmi, IAS, National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500 030 for funding the research
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Agro Ecosystem Analysis helps to understand the whole system of interactions in agriculture field, the knowledge on Pest and defender population dynamics can be used to reduce the negative impact of pests. After a brief exposure and training, farmers can practice AESA in their own fields. Habitat Manipulation through ecological engineering lowers cultivation costs by encouraging farmers to suppress pests below 2:1 Pest: Defender ratio. EE has great impact in pigeon pea ecosystem to supress the pests and to maintain defender population. Knowledge on defenders and their role in managing insect pests avoids indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides and helps in development of sustainable agriculture ecosystem.

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