Determining the technical and economic feasibility of combining pest control techniques in open field and netting house chili cultivation systems

Rini Murtiningsih, Tonny Koestoni Moekasan, Laksminiwati Prabaningrum, Asma Sembiring, Wiwin Setiawati, Ahsol Hasyim, Bagus Kukuh Udiarto, Ineu Sulastrini, Neni Gunaeni, Eli Korlina, Nikardi Gunadi, Harmanto and Liferdi Lukman
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Rini Murtiningsih: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Tonny Koestoni Moekasan: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Laksminiwati Prabaningrum: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Asma Sembiring: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Gedung B.J. Habibie, Jakarta, Indonesia
Wiwin Setiawati: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Ahsol Hasyim: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Bagus Kukuh Udiarto: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Ineu Sulastrini: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Neni Gunaeni: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Eli Korlina: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Nikardi Gunadi: Research Center for Horticulture and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Bogor, Indonesia
Harmanto: Indonesian Polytechnic of Agricultural Engineering, Banten, Indonesia
Liferdi Lukman: Directorate General of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture, Jakarta, Indonesia

Plant Protection Science, 2023, vol. 59, issue 3, 298-302

Abstract: As one of the most widely cultivated vegetable crops worldwide, chillies (Capsicum annuum L.) face serious pest-related problems when grown in either open or protected cultivation systems. However, studies aimed at understanding the implementation of various integrated pest management (IPM) techniques on chilli production in both cultivation systems are scarce. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of implementing an integrated approach that combines the use of a sweet corn barrier, thiamethoxam, control threshold, silver plastic mulch, pest traps, and fungicides on chilli pests and diseases in open and protected farming systems. Those techniques were applied simultaneously to overcome major chilli pests and diseases that commonly co-occur in the field. The experiment conducted in West Java, Indonesia from May to November 2021 revealed that control techniques could maintain chilli pest population below their control threshold and prevented disease outbreak in both cultivation systems. The average yields of chilli cultivated in the netting house were higher than those cultivated in the open field, i.e. 20.92 t/ha and 9.77 t/ha, respectively. Furthermore, the profitability of chilli cultivation using IPM technologies has been demonstrated in both open and protected fields, with the profit generated in the protected system being 3.9 times higher than that of the open field.

Keywords: barrier crops; control threshold; mulch; R/C; traps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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