farmer got worried by looking at the destruction done by bollworm on his cotton field even after taking care of repeated spraying of insecticides. What will you suggest the farmer to use next time to prevent this destruction and why?
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Cultural Control:
Sow the crop early.
Use resistant varieties such as Khandwa-2 or the varieties having leaves rich in tannin contents.
Do not use high doses of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Grow cowpea/onion/soybean as an intercrop in cotton to reduce early stage pest.
Use Okra as a trap crop.
Adopt proper crop rotation.
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