| Storage pests are one of the main causes of the seed quality deterioration. Thus, the aim of this research was to study the efficacy of phosphine fumigant in combination with plant pesticide powder to protect the rice seed from storage pests. The experiment was conducted at Pranakorn Si Ayutthaya Rice Research Center with 3 periods. The 1st period was during February to June, 2012. Sampling was kept with four replications to obtained amount and type of storage pests. The results showed that in 250 grams seed weight there were 4 storage pests in Lesser grain borer, Angoumois grain moth, Red flour beetle and Rice weevil with average amount were 66.8, 4.4, 1.2 and 0.5 respectively. The 2nd period was during August, 2012 to February, 2013 study on Suphan Buri... |
