Author(s): P Thilagam, S Srividhya, E Jamuna, A Gopikrishnan and M Deivamani

Abstract: In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Bio-rational module (BRM)against mosaic, little leaf disease and whiteflies during Kharif 2020, the resulting module was tested in two different locations: the Agricultural Research Station (ARS) farm, Virinjipuram and the farmers' field in the K. V. Kuppam block of Vellore district. The findings showed that the BIDM was better in reducing the occurrence of mosaics in both studied areas, recording 5.16 and 6.12% and having the lowest incidence of small leaves. When compared to farmers' practices at every stage of the process, the bio-intensive module adopted plots likewise had the lowest whitefly population. At ARS, Virinjipuram and in farmers' fields, the whitefly population at 30 days after transplanting (DAT) was 4.45 and 3.77 Nos per plant. A significantly greater fruit output was recorded at the ARS farm (34.02 t/ha) and in farmers' fields (30.36 t/ha) upon adoption of the bio-intensive module. This was accompanied by higher benefit-cost ratios of 5.84 and 5.18, respectively. In contrast, the ARS farm reported the lowest fruit output of 31.71 t/ha with a BC ratio of 5.57, while the farmers' field recorded the lowest fruit yield of 25.68 t/ha with a CB ratio of 1:4.43.

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