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Is it true that intensity of stem borer attack does not increase in rice-wheat crops grown in no-till system?

April 26, 2017Attack borer crops increase intensity no-till rice-wheat stem

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Is it true that intensity of stem borer attack does not increase in rice-wheat crops grown in no-till system?

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Yes, Stem borers is a major pest of the rice crop. It is commonly apprehended that the pest will move to wheat planted in no-till system. It has been observed that stem borers common to rice crops donot survive the winter season and hence there is no increase in attack of this pest in wheat crop.