STUDY OF CHEMICAL PLANT FACTORS ON CHILO INFUSCATELLUS (PYRALIADE: LEPIDOPTERA) INFESTATION FROM SELECTED SUGARCANE VARIETIES

The study was conducted to find out the effects of sugarcane (saccharum officinarum l.) chemical plant factors against the stem borer (chilo infuscatellus l.) infestation. the pest causes major losses in production and quality of sugarcane especially in southern areas of pakistan. the effect of chemical plant factors on the population of sugarcane stem borer was calculated by processing the data into a simple correlation and multiple linear regression. correlation analysis showed that nitrogen, phosphorous, magnesium, copper, manganese and zinc contents of sugarcane showed positive and non-significant impact on pest infestation. the influence of potassium, calcium and ferrous had negative and nonsignificant correlation (p>05) with pest infestation. it is concluded that present finding could be helpful for the management of chilo infuscatellus.