Table 3 Comparison of mean percent rodent control success, rodent damage and yield loss in sugarcane crop fields of three locations treated with different rodenticide baits

Nagajja

Distt Jalandhar

(n = 3 each)

T1

91.19 ± 1.89^C

77.94 ± 7.36^BC

9.59 ± 2.12^B

13.23 ± 2.39^A

14.17 ± 2.50 ^B

T2

32.88 ± 7.86^A

68.82 ± 3.87^B

14.57 ± 1.84^BC

18.87 ± 2.48^B

8.50 ± 2.50 ^A

T3

82.35 ± 3.34^B

72.33 ± 2.18^B

10.92 ± 1.45^B

14.18 ± 1.65^A

13.22 ± 1.65 ^B

T4

77.86 ± 1.75^B

37.22 ± 7.35^A

14.04 ± 1.58^BC

19.82 ± 1.65^B

7.55 ± 1.64 ^A

T5

66.67 ± 4.15^B

88.98 ± 2.36^C

4.95 ± 2.66^A

7.55 ± 3.98^A

19.83 ± 3.99 ^C

Reference

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–

19.73 ± 1.71^C

27.37 ± 2.49^C

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Bullowal

Distt Hoshiarpur

(n = 3 each)

T1

90.33 ± 1.04^B

73.23 ± 1.62^BC

7.82 ± 1.64^A

9.45 ± 2.48^A

17.94 ± 1.79^C

T2

75.00 ± 0.75^B

47.95 ± 2.13^A

16.74 ± 1.55^BC

22.65 ± 3.28^C

4.72 ± 4.11^A

T3

79.91 ± 1.22^B

74.98 ± 1.54^BC

13.19 ± 1.99^B

13.22 ± 0.95^AB

14.16 ± 4.32^B

T4

51.63 ± 4.18^A

66.64 ± 0.99^B

12.84 ± 1.70^B

13.22 ± 0.95^AB

14.16 ± 3.27^B

T5

81.24 ± 1.10^B

87.62 ± 13.90^D

5.94 ± 2.91^A

5.66 ± 2.82^A

22.66 ± 4.32^C

Reference

–

–

19.01 ± 3.79^C

27.38 ± 4.11^C

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Dhilwan

Distt Kapurthala

(n = 3 each)

T1

84.46 ± 1.68^B

69.84 ± 2.80^B

9.91 ± 3.17^A

12.35 ± 4.12^A

22.56 ± 4.12^AB

T2

70.45 ± 1.20^AB

56.28 ± 2.80^A

20.17 ± 2.89^B

23.60 ± 4.12^B

11.32 ± 4.13^A

T3

74.36 ± 2.38^B

69.72 ± 3.05^B

13.67 ± 2.05^A

16.05 ± 2.50^B

18.88 ± 2.48^A

T4

63.57 ± 2.38^A

65.24 ± 1.41^AB

16.49 ± 3.20^A

19.82 ± 3.28^B

15.35 ± 3.28^A

T5

74.26 ± 2.59^B

81.72 ± 1.98^C

8.05 ± 4.13^A

9.45 ± 5.00^A

25.50 ± 4.89^AB

Reference

–

–

31.62 ± 2.48^C

34.95 ± 3.78^C

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Mean(n = 9 each)

T1

74.47 ± 1.93^B

60.16 ± 2.26^A

9.11 ± 1.24^A

11.61 ± 1.62^A

18.20 ± 1.99^B

T2

60.38 ± 2.90^AB

57.68 ± 3.40^A

17.16 ± 1.35^B

21.68 ± 1.80^B

8.17 ± 1.89^A

T3

77.79 ± 1.40^B

72.35 ± 1.40^B

12.49 ± 0.96^A

14.48 ± 0.98^A

15.39 ± 1.27^A

T4

59.44 ± 7.05^A

56.37 ± 5.26^A

14.58 ± 1.28^A

17.63 ± 1.51^B

12.27 ± 1.56^A

T5

88.80 ± 1.34^C

86.11 ± 1.48^C

6.18 ± 1.50^A

7.45 ± 1.92^A

22.32 ± 1.85^C

Reference

–

–

26.56 ± 2.35^C

29.91 ± 2.14^C

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