Efficacy of some integrated bird management on controlling house sparrow (passer domesticus niloticus) birds and improving of thompson seedless grapes
Abstract: This study was conducted during 2004 and 2005 seasons to investigate the efficiency of some integrated bird management on controlling house sparrow birds and improving quality of Thompson seedless grapes. Four chemical pesticides namely Pyriban, Cidial L, Captan and Bayfidan, were used. Two birds scaring namely nylon fish nets and -reflecting stripes were also tested.
Results showed that using pesticides at 0.5 to 1.0% in Thompson seedless vineyard achieved considerable protection against house sparrow birds compared to the check treatment. The degree of protection was associated with increasing the level of application. The highest repellency effect against the house sparrow birds was occurred with using Pyriban and Bayfidan in the first season and Captan and Bayfidan in the second one. Application of Bayfidan proved to be effective in both seasons.
Using Nylon fish nets and reflecting stripes caused a great protection against house sparrow birds. Reflecting stripes as bird scaring was preferable than Nylon fish nets in protecting the fruits from the birds. Application of the four pesticides namely Cidial-L, Captan Pyriban and Bayfidan at 0.5 to 1.0, in the descending order effectively improved quality parameters of fruits in terms of increasing weight size and dimensions of berry, total soluble solids % and T.S.S / acid ratio and in reducing total acidity. Berries of the treated vines tended to be roundish. The promotion was associated with increasing rates the concentration.
According to the methods of bird management which have the lerast impact on ecosystems stability and natural balance; it is recommended to use reflecting stripes as birds in Thompson seedless vineyards.
Publication year 2006
Pages 391-404
Availability location معهد بحوث وقاية النباتات.
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Organization Name
City المنيا
serial title مجلة البحوث والتنمية الزراعية بالمنيا
ISSN 1110-0257
Author(s) from ARC
External authors (outside ARC)
    شعبان محمد عبد العال كليه الزراعة-جامعه الأزهر- أسيوط
    احمد حسن العال كليه الزراعة-جامعه الأزهر- أسيوط
Agris Categories Protection of plants - General aspects
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Birds. Control methods. Grapes. Integrated control. Methods. Seedless varieties. Sparrows. Vineyards.
Publication Type Journal
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