Soil Insect Pests of Potato in Rainfed Upland Situation of Biswanath, Assam, India
Jamini Kumar Dutta *
Department of Entomology, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali-784176, India.
Nirmali Borah
Department of Entomology, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali-784176, India.
Birinchi Kumar Bora
Department of Entomology, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali-784176, India.
Prarthna Rajkumari
Department of Entomology, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali-784176, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm for PG research, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Biswanath, Assam Agricultural University, to investigate the various soil insect pests of potato. During this experiment, four insect pests from three different orders and four families were recorded as soil insect pests of potato.
Keywords: Potato, soil insect-pests, haulm cut, damaged tubers