Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science

Comparative field and laboratory efficacy of botanical and mineral-based treatments against Artona chorista in large cardamom in eastern Nepal

Large cardamom ( Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is an economically important cash crop of the eastern Himalayas; however, its productivity is severely constrained by the leaf-eating caterpillar Artona chorista , a major defoliating pest in cardamom-growing regions of Nepal. Although non...