Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems
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Resumo: | Abstract Rodents can cause significant damage to wheat-groundnut crops in developing countries, as well as to stored produce and infrastructure, affecting food security and income of small-holder farmers. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and groundnuts (Arachis hypogea) are important cash crops for local farmers in Pakistan. Field experiments were performed to assess the extent of rodent damage to wheat-groundnut crops throughout their growth stages (i.e, germination, flowering/peg formation and maturity) in the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan. We used a quadrat method to record the number of damaged crop plants. On the basis of the trapping data four rodent species were captured from wheat-groundnut cropping systems which were responsible for causing damage, i.e., lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) was the main species, followed by the short-tailed mole rat (Nesokia indica), the Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) and the bush rat (Golunda ellioti). In both crops, the maximum damage was recorded at crop maturity (10.7 and 14.4%, respectively). The lowest reported damage to wheat and groundnuts was at the germination stage (3.5% and 6.0%, respectively). The lower damage reported at germination could be due to availability of non-crop vegetation at field borders that may be a potential factor influencing damage. Our findings clearly show the considerable amount of damage caused by rodents to wheat-groundnut at maturity across all the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar and indicated that the small mammal composition was more related to maturity stage/season of crops, when the availability of food and climatic condition were favorable and having security under crop shelter. More detailed studies are needed to fully understand the population and breeding ecology of the relevant rodent pest species in relation to damage patterns to optimize management beyond individual structural measures. |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systemsArachis hypogeacrop damagegroundnutPakistanrodentssustainable agricultureTriticum aestivumwheatAbstract Rodents can cause significant damage to wheat-groundnut crops in developing countries, as well as to stored produce and infrastructure, affecting food security and income of small-holder farmers. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and groundnuts (Arachis hypogea) are important cash crops for local farmers in Pakistan. Field experiments were performed to assess the extent of rodent damage to wheat-groundnut crops throughout their growth stages (i.e, germination, flowering/peg formation and maturity) in the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan. We used a quadrat method to record the number of damaged crop plants. On the basis of the trapping data four rodent species were captured from wheat-groundnut cropping systems which were responsible for causing damage, i.e., lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) was the main species, followed by the short-tailed mole rat (Nesokia indica), the Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) and the bush rat (Golunda ellioti). In both crops, the maximum damage was recorded at crop maturity (10.7 and 14.4%, respectively). The lowest reported damage to wheat and groundnuts was at the germination stage (3.5% and 6.0%, respectively). The lower damage reported at germination could be due to availability of non-crop vegetation at field borders that may be a potential factor influencing damage. Our findings clearly show the considerable amount of damage caused by rodents to wheat-groundnut at maturity across all the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar and indicated that the small mammal composition was more related to maturity stage/season of crops, when the availability of food and climatic condition were favorable and having security under crop shelter. More detailed studies are needed to fully understand the population and breeding ecology of the relevant rodent pest species in relation to damage patterns to optimize management beyond individual structural measures.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2024-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842024000100318Brazilian Journal of Biology v.84 2024reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/1519-6984.254445info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMunawar,N.Mahmood,T.Akrim,F.Fatima,H.Farooq,M.Irshad,N.Fakhar,M.Javed,T.Baig,A.Razzaq,A.Saman,A.eng2022-06-01T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842024000100318Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2022-06-01T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems Munawar,N. Arachis hypogea crop damage groundnut Pakistan rodents sustainable agriculture Triticum aestivum wheat |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Small rodent communities and their associated damage to wheat-groundnut agriculture systems |
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Munawar,N. |
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Munawar,N. Mahmood,T. Akrim,F. Fatima,H. Farooq,M. Irshad,N. Fakhar,M. Javed,T. Baig,A. Razzaq,A. Saman,A. |
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author |
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Mahmood,T. Akrim,F. Fatima,H. Farooq,M. Irshad,N. Fakhar,M. Javed,T. Baig,A. Razzaq,A. Saman,A. |
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Munawar,N. Mahmood,T. Akrim,F. Fatima,H. Farooq,M. Irshad,N. Fakhar,M. Javed,T. Baig,A. Razzaq,A. Saman,A. |
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Arachis hypogea crop damage groundnut Pakistan rodents sustainable agriculture Triticum aestivum wheat |
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Arachis hypogea crop damage groundnut Pakistan rodents sustainable agriculture Triticum aestivum wheat |
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Abstract Rodents can cause significant damage to wheat-groundnut crops in developing countries, as well as to stored produce and infrastructure, affecting food security and income of small-holder farmers. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and groundnuts (Arachis hypogea) are important cash crops for local farmers in Pakistan. Field experiments were performed to assess the extent of rodent damage to wheat-groundnut crops throughout their growth stages (i.e, germination, flowering/peg formation and maturity) in the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan. We used a quadrat method to record the number of damaged crop plants. On the basis of the trapping data four rodent species were captured from wheat-groundnut cropping systems which were responsible for causing damage, i.e., lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) was the main species, followed by the short-tailed mole rat (Nesokia indica), the Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) and the bush rat (Golunda ellioti). In both crops, the maximum damage was recorded at crop maturity (10.7 and 14.4%, respectively). The lowest reported damage to wheat and groundnuts was at the germination stage (3.5% and 6.0%, respectively). The lower damage reported at germination could be due to availability of non-crop vegetation at field borders that may be a potential factor influencing damage. Our findings clearly show the considerable amount of damage caused by rodents to wheat-groundnut at maturity across all the agro-ecological zones of Pothwar and indicated that the small mammal composition was more related to maturity stage/season of crops, when the availability of food and climatic condition were favorable and having security under crop shelter. More detailed studies are needed to fully understand the population and breeding ecology of the relevant rodent pest species in relation to damage patterns to optimize management beyond individual structural measures. |
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