Crop Depredation by Birds in Deccan Plateau, India. (3rd September 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Crop Depredation by Birds in Deccan Plateau, India. (3rd September 2014)
- Main Title:
- Crop Depredation by Birds in Deccan Plateau, India
- Authors:
- Kale, Manoj Ashokrao
Dudhe, Nandkishor
Kasambe, Raju
Bhattacharya, Prosun - Other Names:
- Sebbenn Alexandre Academic Editor.
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Extent of crop depredation in agricultural fields of groundnut, pearl millet, peas, sorghum and sunflower was assessed in Pune, Akola and Amravati, the three productive districts of Maharashtra, India. The study included interviews with the farmers, identification of the bird species responsible for the crop depredation and actual field assessment of damage. The problem of crop depredation is severe for the crops mostly during harvesting season. Most farmers were not satisfied with the conventional bird repelling techniques. A maximum depredation was observed by Sorghum crops by house sparrows Passer domesticus, baya weavers Ploceus philippinus, and rose-ringed parakeets Psittacula krameri, accounting to 52% of the total damage. Blue rock pigeons Columba livia damaged 42% of the peas crop (chick peas and pigeon peas), while house sparrows and baya weaver damaged the groundnut crop by 26% in the sampling plots. House sparrow Passer domesticus and baya weaver Ploceus philippinus damaged the groundnut crop in the sampling plots just after the sowing period. The sustainable solution for reducing crop depredation is a need for the farmers and also such techniques will help avoid direct or indirect effects of use of lethal bird control techniques on bird species.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of biodiversity. Volume 2014(2014)
- Journal:
- International journal of biodiversity
- Issue:
- Volume 2014(2014)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2014, Issue 2014 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 2014
- Issue:
- 2014
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-2014-2014-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2014-09-03
- Subjects:
- Biodiversity -- Periodicals
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Electronic journals
Periodicals
578.7 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijbd/ ↗
http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/76975 ↗
http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2771547 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1155/2014/947683 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2314-4149
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- Legaldeposit
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