COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT APPLICATION RATES AND TIMES OF FURADAN (CARBOFURAN) 3% G IN SUGARCANE CROP FOR MANAGING BORERS ATTACK AND YIELD ENHANCEMENT

The experimental study was conducted to assess Furadan 3% G (Carbofuran) borers control level, impact on yield and the level of residue in Sugarcane tops and juice . The experiments were conducted in 2 consecutive years 2011-12 2012-13 at Research Farm of Sugarcane Research Institute, Faisalabad. Five dosages in split applications (32, 40, 48, 48 and 32 kg/acre) were evaluated with different application timings. Sugarcane setts of T5 were sprayed with Bifenthrin 10% EC before sowing. In 1^st year minimum damage by top borer (2.04%), Stem borer (1.17%) and root borer (1.82%) was recorded by T3 (48kg/Acre) along with minimum cumulative inter-node damage (5.04%) was found statically significant to all other treatments and the yield was also highest in T3 i.e. 103.88 t ha^-1. In 2^nd year experiment showing the same trend and the minimum damage by top borer (2.05%), stem borer (2.52%) and root borer (1.08%) found in T3 (48kg) which is statistically significant than the other treatments and the highest yield (108.39 t ha^-1) was also recorded in T3. The residues in cane tops and juice were below the detectable limits.