WILD BIRDS INJURIOUS TO SOME FIELD CROPS AT ISMAILIA GOVERNORATE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS

Abbasy, M. R. A.; Mostafa, M. A.; Khattab, M. M. D.; El-Danasory, M. A. M.; Attia, M. A. I.

doi:10.21608/jppp.2012.84395

WILD BIRDS INJURIOUS TO SOME FIELD CROPS AT ISMAILIA GOVERNORATE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agric. Zoology & Nematology Department Fac. Agric., Al-Azhar Univ

² Plant Protection Institute, Agriculture Research Center.

³ Agric. Zoology & Nematology Department Fac. Agric., Al-Azhar Univ.

⁴ Plant Protection Institute, Agriculture Research Center

10.21608/jppp.2012.84395

Abstract

The wild bird species, cause serious damage to many field crops during both sowing and maturing stages. Wild birds began attacked the wheat crop after the second week of the panicles emergence. The dough stage recorded the highest percentage of damage with 9.19, 8.58 and 7.85 % at fields beside orchard, vegetables and crops respectively. While the lowest damage was recorded in the milky stage. Bird damage on Maize fields increased throughout the weeks after silking and during the development and grains growth till the sixth week, then decreased in the seventh weak with value, 8.45 and 6.52 % respectively, while the lowest value at the second week with 4.57 %. Also there was highly significant difference between weeks. Birds attacked tomato during maturity stage with values 5.72, 7.64, 8.36, 7.60, 7.77, 6.49 and 5.04 % during the seven weeks from starting Maturing and Marketing.

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