Abstract:
Most of the world's crop yield has stayed constant during the previous few decades, especially in developing nations. While the average actual yields of 0.5 to 1.5 tonnes per hectare are below the potential yields of crops like sorghum, maize, rice, wheat, and groundnuts. Losses brought on by insect pests and other illnesses are mostly to blame for the enormous discrepancy between potential and actual yields. There are more than a thousand different types of insects. On farms and in storage, 150 species wreak havoc on sorghum harvests. Aphids, wireworms, armyworms, midges, and stem borers are a few of the insect pests that have been identified for sorghum. Therefore, host plant resistant varieties, natural plant products, biopesticides, and precision agronomic approaches are the main elements of integrated pest management. However, the sampled publications from around the world have demonstrated the benefits of IPM for the cultivation of sorghum (e.g. Rabi in India, the USA and East Africa).
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