11.BIRD PESTS OF MILLET AGROECOSYSTEM IN PATAN DISTRICT BY DR. K.B.PATEL
Abstract
The Millets grown in Patan district are Bajara (Pennisetum typhoides) and Jowar (Sorghum
bicolor). Cultivated in 163371 hectares and spread over the following talukas viz. Siddhpur,
Patan, Chansma, Harij, Sami, Radhanpur, Santalpur. Millet cultivators’ farmers are poor who
depend mainly on millet crops for food and fodder. Generally these crops suffer minimum or no
damage by insect pests. During the grain formation stage to harvesting stage however, a lot of
birds are attracted to these crops. Rose-ringed Parakeet was found the major bird pest in study
area.
KEY WORDS: Bird Pest, Millet Crops, Stage, Damage.
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