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Abstract
This paper has examined pest management practices in four important
vegetable crops, viz. chillies, cauliflower, brinjal and bhendi using farm
level cross-sectional data. Average pesticide usage has been estimated at
5.13, 2.77, 4.64 and 3.71 kg active ingredient per hectare on chillies,
cauliflower, brinjal and bhendi crops, respectively. On an average,
cauliflower and brinjal are each given 15 applications, chillies is given 13
and bhendi is given 12 applications. The study has suggested that for
reducing pesticide-use, farmers need to be educated about different nonchemical
control methods and should be encouraged to adopt integrated
pest management (IPM) practices.