Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India

Babasaheb B. Fand, Vivek Shah, D.T. Nagrale, D.J. Mahule, S.P. Gawande, S.H. Thube, K. Pandiyan, Indal Ramteke, Rishi Kumar, K. Rameash, T. Prabhulinga, V.S. Nagrare, G.T. Behere and Y.G. Prasad

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: The development of pink bollworm (PBW) resistance to Bt cotton and the rise of boll rot (BR) disease pose significant challenges to cotton production in India. Both PBW and BR significantly reduce cotton yields by damaging seeds and lint. Damage caused by PBW often resembles BR infection leading to misdiagnosis and incorrect control measures. The lack of precise methods for quantifying yield losses caused by PBW and BR prompted genesis of this study.

Keywords: Climate change; Cotton; Boll rot disease; Phenology model; Pink bollworm; Yield loss (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104246

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