
S. No. | Treatment Index | Treatments Details | Sources of Supply |
1. | T1 | Green Manure | Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata L) |
2. | T2 | Green Manure + 25 tonnes compost ha-1 | Dhaincha as green manure and decomposed cow dung as compost. |
3. | T3 | Green Manure + 50 tonnes compost ha-1 | Dhaincha as green manure and decomposed cow dung as compost. |
4. | T4 | NPK 80:60:40 ha-1, respectively | Chemical fertilizers: Urea, Di-ammonium phosphate and Muriate of Potash. |
Weekly population | Mean aphid population (15 cm top central shoot-1) | ||||
Sources of supply of organic manure | Average | ||||
GM | GM + Compost (25 tonnes ha-1) | GM + Compost (50 tonnes ha-1) | NPK | ||
30th December | 2.89 (1.83) | 1.78 (1.54) | 1.78 (1.56) | 4.09 (2.17) | 2.63 (1.78) |
6th January | 5.71 (2.51) | 4.29 (2.23) | 3.91 (2.10) | 8.38 (3.02) | 5.57 (2.47) |
13th January | 9.87 (3.25) | 8.02 (2.95) | 7.22 (2.80) | 13.84 (3.83) | 9.74 (3.21) |
20th January | 15.47(4.04) | 12.58 (3.67) | 11.20 (3.47) | 18.64 (4.42) | 14.47 (3.90) |
27th January | 20.84 (4.67) | 17.96 (4.35) | 15.76 (4.08) | 25.16 (5.10) | 19.93 (4.55) |
3rd February | 28.33 (5.40) | 24.73 (5.05) | 21.89 (4.78) | 34.27 (5.93) | 27.31 (5.29) |
10th February | 50.58 (7.14) | 43.60 (6.64) | 37.49 (6.15) | 65.40 (8.13) | 49.27 (7.02) |
17th February | 134.93 (11.34) | 120.07 (10.67) | 101.82 (9.87) | 158.27 (12.44) | 128.77 (11.08) |
24th February | 28.04 (5.28) | 22.38 (4.76) | 16.16 (4.42) | 41.02 (6.38) | 26.90 (5.22) |
3rd March | 10.11 (3.20) | 6.89 (2.63) | 4.71 (2.20) | 12.93 (3.54) | 8.66 (2.89) |
Average | 30.68 (4.87) | 26.23 (4.45) | 22.19 (4.14) | 38.20 (5.50) | |
Difference between sources of supply of organic manure C.D. (P=0.05) = 0.23 Difference between weekly population C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.15 Interaction between sources of supply of organic manure x Weekly population C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.30 |

Weekly population | Mean aphid population (15 cm top central shoot-1) | ||||
Sources of supply of organic manures | Average | ||||
GM | GM + Compost (25 tonnes ha-1) | GM + Compost (50 tonnes ha-1) | NPK | ||
27th December | 3.47 (2.02) | 2.49 (1.78) | 1.56 (1.52) | 5.51 (2.49) | 3.26 (1.95) |
3rd January | 7.29 (2.84) | 5.36 (2.49) | 4.20 (2.24) | 9.78 (3.23) | 6.66 (2.70) |
10th January | 12.02 (3.56) | 8.87 (3.11) | 7.04 (2.81) | 14.78 (3.92) | 10.68 (3.35) |
17th January | 18.20 (4.42) | 14.69 (3.94) | 12.13 (3.60) | 21.89 (4.77) | 16.73 (4.18) |
24th January | 25.42 (5.13) | 20.47 (4.62) | 16.69 (4.19) | 30.36 (5.59) | 23.22 (4.89) |
31st January | 34.56 (5.96) | 29.02 (5.47) | 24.29 (5.13) | 40.96 (6.47) | 32.21 (5.76) |
7th February | 44.40 (6.74) | 37.91 (6.24) | 32.13 (5.75) | 55.42 (7.50) | 42.47 (6.56) |
14th February | 157.53 (12.17) | 133.71 (11.22) | 115.96 (10.45) | 187.67(13.21) | 148.72 (11.76) |
21st February | 25.36 (4.93) | 20.53 (4.45) | 15.53 (3.85) | 30.73 (5.38) | 23.04 (4.65) |
28th February | 9.60 (3.12) | 7.47 (2.75) | 5.87 (2.33) | 10.71 (3.02) | 8.41 (2.80) |
Average | 33.78 (5.09) | 28.05 (4.61) | 23.54 (4.19) | 40.78 (5.56) | |
Difference between weekly population C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.14 Difference between sources of supply of organic manure C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.95 Interaction between weekly population x sources of supply of organic manure C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.29 |

Weekly population | Mean aphid population (15 cm top central shoot-1 ) | ||||
Sources of supply of organic manure | Average | ||||
GM | GM + Compost (25 tonnes ha-1) |
GM + Compost (50 tonnes ha-1) |
NPK | ||
28th December | 3.18 (1.94) | 2.13 (1.69) | 1.67 (1.57) | 4.69 (2.31) | 2.92 (1.87) |
4th January | 6.50 (2.69) | 4.79 (2.36) | 4.06 (2.19) | 9.08 (3.13) | 6.11 (2.59) |
11th January | 11.00 (3.42) | 8.44 (3.05) | 7.13 (2.81) | 14.33 (3.89) | 10.23 (3.29) |
18th January | 16.80 (4.20) | 13.63 (3.81) | 11.67 (3.54) | 20.27 (4.60) | 15.59 (4.04) |
25th January | 23.13 (4.91) | 19.19 (4.49) | 16.43 (4.17) | 27.87 (5.37) | 21.66 (4.73) |
1st February | 31.44 (5.58) | 26.68 (5.26) | 23.64 (4.96) | 37.61 (6.21) | 29.84 (5.50) |
8th February | 47.49 (6.77) | 40.76 (6.45) | 34.81 (5.98) | 60.41 (7.82) | 45.87 (6.76) |
15th February | 146.23 (11.76) | 126.89 (10.96) | 108.89 (10.17) | 175.19 (12.84) | 139.30 (11.43) |
22nd February | 26.68 (5.11) | 20.90 (4.55) | 15.84 (3.99) | 35.88 (5.92) | 24.83 (4.89) |
1st March | 9.86 (3.18) | 7.18 (2.70) | 5.40 (2.27) | 11.81 (3.33) | 8.56 (2.87) |
Average | 32.23 (4.96) | 27.06 (4.53) | 22.95 (4.17) | 39.71 (5.54) | |
Difference between weekly population C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.12 Difference between sources of supply of organic manure C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.14 Interaction between weekly population x sources of supply of organic manure C.D. (P = 0.05) = 0.24 |

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