food and agricultural research council proceedings third annual meeting of agricultural scientists

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REDUIT, MAURITIUS, 17 - 18 NOVEMBER 1998

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Third Annual Meeting of Agri cultural Scientists

University of Mauritius

Réduit, Mauritius , 17 - 18 November 1998

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PARTICIPATING INSTIT UTIONS 1998

UERA (tin Unoisnetx Edn ahcraese RlarutlucirgA )
Réduit Mauritius
enohpe leT ( 032 ) 46 46784 xaF ( 032 ) 46 49088 e - mail [email protected]

The Agricultural Research and Ex tension Unit functions under the aegis of the Food and Agricultural
hcraeseR licnuoC sa morf yluJ .5991 ehT niam evitcejbo fo UERA si ot evres sti stneilchguorht
ecnelle cnxietsoc - evitceffe hgih ytilauq hcraeser dnanoisnetxe and to me st nfeomer i yut cqeeiehlrtop
.tnemnrevog UERA s ayhtilibisnops errof kcotsevil dna lla sporc gnidu l.cexneacragus

secruose Rlaruta Ndn aygolonhce Tdoo F,erutlucirg Af oyrtsini M,secivre SlarutlucirgA
Réduit Mauritius
enohpeleT ( 032 ) 454 1018 Fax ( 230 ) 464 8749

The Agricultural Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, dooF ygolonhceT dna larutaNsecruoseR
started life as the Department of Agriculture in 1913 itself taking over from the Station Agronomique
created in 1893 . tI si eht yrotaluger ydob fo eht yrtsiniM dna sedivorp a rebmun fo secivres oteht
agricultural community.

)CRFA (ertne Chcraese Rseirehsi FnoiblA
Albion, Petit Rivière, Mauritius
enoh pele T( 032 ) 8030214 xaF ( 032 )832 4184 e - mail [email protected]

ehT sevitcejbo fo eht noiblA seirehsiF hcraeseR ertneC era ot yrrac tuo hcraeser dnatnempoleved
seitivitca htiw a weiv ot gnisaercni egdelwonk no yrehsif secruoser nihtiw eht gnihsif stimilfo
Mauritiusand to provide a ba sis for their sustainable development and management .

)CRAF (licnuo Chcraese Rlarutlucirg Adn adooF
Réduit Mauritius
enohpe leT ( 032 ) 56 41101 xaF ( 032 ) 56 44433 e - mail [email protected]

The Food and Agricultural Researc h licnuoC saw detaerc ni .5891 stI niam evitcejbo si ot ,etomorp
harmonise and co - ordinate research activities in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food production in
line with government policy and to ensure that the farming community draws the maximu mstifeneb
from such research.

suitiruaM )IRIS Me(tutits nhIcraes eyRrtsud nrIag uS
Réduit Mauritius
enohpe leT ( 032 ) 45 41601 xaF ( 032 ) 45 41791 e - mail [email protected]

The Mauritius raguS yrtsudnI hcraeseR etutitsnI si a yrotutats ydob detaerc ni 3591 htiw etadnam ot
promote by means of research and investigation the technical progress of the sugar industry. It also
carries out research on foodcrops that are grown in asso ciation with sugarcane.

suitirua Mf oytisrevinU )M OU(
Réduit Mauritius
enohpe leT ( 032 ) 45 41401 xaF ( 032 ) 45 42469 e - mail [email protected]

ehT ytisrevinU fosuitiruaM saw dednuofi n 1965. While training remains one of its important
mandates, it also focuses on research in diverse areas which include agriculture and allied subjects.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1998

snoitu tgintistnaipicitraP v

droweroF xi

no igsnsiensepO

• ss egrbndidmaocleW y Alain Noël G.O.S.K, C.B.E Chairman FARC x
• elbaru o s nyesrobheDHtrddA Arvin Boolell Minister of Agriculture,
secru olsaerR uydtgnaoaNlon h dcoeoTF ix
• y sbserd deAtonyeK n arrzDaacmslOA
s aoebrdueCra csuozcA in noecidecTaicosA iiix

n o1isseS - ahC namri rM Alain Noel

• Le CIRAD à La Réunion : Partenariat, programmation et résultats
rPeneG te B Reynaud DARIC 1
• Precision agriculture: Perspectives for the mauritian sugar industry
I Jhoty and J C Autrey 15
• ita cyiglopl pon an oeheihcptTeoa tcmfsroofni ons in extension in Mauritius
K Bheenick and R Brizmohun 23

n o2isseS - namri ahC rD racnsaOzamlA

• yti vti nter ec v aem uootg nendtrnudagoopesecair mie ntpficweaooihmmfTofrep
K D Pillay Samoo and C.Barbe 41
• A lacit iwreciver fo latne reacpiohc dnasorc s prediction techniques in the MSIRI
sugarcane breeding programme
G H Badaloo,R Domaingue and K Ramdoyal 47
• d gl en enni tio ahecy fcstefoaafordftE
S Seeruttun , M Mangar, C Barbe and A Gaungoo 55
• gnivo rp me I sedru neefatt ociayrmwbaiglus
D Ratna, M Teeluck and D Ah - Koon. 61

n o3isseS - namri ahC rosseforP J M Manrakhan

• Potassium leaching in soils under rainfed sugarcane in Mauritius
J Plua P, K F g gNeneoKwK and J Deville 71
• re sdni loli de ilnnis taeayltrug eneqotfvefrcoer telefiffonffEid elppae nyfitop
ai rynoteteeciuirQVav
R A Bhugeloo 75
• tn eginritlucNyc ni stmseetrsoyfs ofscoueitirua M: eta rnoi tfaocifirtin
B Lalljee and S Facknath 81

n o4isseS - namri ahC rM Bernard Reynaud

• The citrus pest, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton and its control in Mauritius
o oYrgnuM and D Abeeluck 89
• Monitoring insecticide residues in vegetables and fruits at the market level
L H eeL kooFyohC and S Seeneevassen 95
• seeco s ntnasfeaieuodmsrioiictdvnI
S oonaG and S Saumtally 103
• sut afto Sehtgus ar cane spotted borer, Chilo sacchariphagus rej oB
(Lepidoptera : Pyralidae : Crambinae) in Mauritius
A G amoS and S nahsenaG 111

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n o5isseS - namri ahC rM Jean Noël Humbert

• citi scsaigrtu a nrnpsidoosmde lnnf y eeeoeldhvmeeiiodst tsiunecwaheTffe
meN st aeoggal lsfieovdota
Vru sSseguJ 119
• Protein supplementation of Rusa hinds ( Cervus timorensis assur )
e c snfnaowma rfn ooefhrtep
H Bheekee, R K Ramnauth and P eeboD 125
• r ea (yesntduiiRsre vciidt e ynfdeougtS Cervus timorensis assur ) population
in Mauritius using derived bovine microsatellites
M Maudet, J C Maillard, P Chardonnet and J Sauzier 131

n o6isseS - namri ahC rM Claude Michel

• Occurrence of coral bleaching in the marine parks of Mauritius
B Goorah, B D Ratacharen and D Kulputeea 135
• n o yif tt oyiar eefrlg enlh oaaiutolttuutaaieatqsEwbBselevAnI
Y Basant Rai, V Chineah and P lumreeN 143
• tne mn sAfsoe s sseeahitd untos Lethrinus rubrioperculatus on the Soudan bank
S Hanoomanjee and nor dVnooS 151

n o7isseS - namri ahC rM Alain Noë l

• nae(b aeylobsat eggne ivl wafoiortgn esdttnocapepsorP Glycine max (L) Merill)
in Mauritius
ssodrad aMgnuG and P eejnamoonaH 159
• Brassica production introduction and evaluation of varieties
M Nathoo, R Nowbuth, and Cl Cangy 167
• or tuy adtftioolpauQ ing storage at three temperatures
J C gnoW neY gnohC and N Govinden 175

sretsoP

• Antibacterial properties of Psidium cattleianum Sabine extracts
T nurohaB and G Khittoo 181
• Current status of research in onion (Allium cepa L) in Mauritius
R Rajcumar 183
• noitaulavE fo sedicignuf rof eht lortnoc fo nworc tor fo ananab nisuitiruaM
muh tPreeP 185
• Information technology in agricultural extension : SIRITELL ,
na noitamrof ntinemeganam metsys depoleved ta ehtIRISM
C ruelliavarT dna MFmiYiL 187
• ttyinluofrcF rol in Mauritius : Progress achieved
S Permalloo, SI Seewooruthun, B Gungah, AR Soonoo 189

xed ntIcejb ud SnraohtuA 191

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FOREWORD 1998

This third Annual Meeting of Agricultural Scientists of Mauritius trap sa desinagro ylremrof ,)SAMA(
o f eht dlroW knaB detsissa larutlucirg AtnemeganaM secivreS tcejorP si won dednuf yb eht dooF dna
Agricultural Research Council.

It was decided to continue encouraging younger scientists from the five main agricultural research
institutions namely the Agr icultural Research and Extension Unit, the Agricultural Services of the
yrtsiniM fo ,erutlucirgA dooF ygolonhceT dna larutaN ,secruoseR eht noiblA seirehsiFhcraeseR
Centre, the Sugar Industry Research Institute and the University of Mauritius to present p apers at this
meeting. As a result thirty two papers were received and they are published in the proceedings. In
etonyek ehT .sgnideecorp eht ni dedulcni osla era snoisses retsop gnirud detneserp srepap evif noitidda
sserdda si detacided ot eht yromemo f late Mr Maurice Paturau, Coordinator of the Joint Economic
Council.

eW er a ltusfoemt aortg eh tffats fo CRAF dna ot ll aesoh tohw ni eno yaw drreoeth utebovinarahtnoc
.sg s no ef itecoethchetutesm

JJeeaann AAllaaiinn LLaalloouueettttee
laren erGotceriD

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WELC OMING ADDRESS 1998
Alain Noel G.O.S.K., C.B.E .
,NAMRIAHCCRAF

ys ,gereo cerlleddrtuoalonustnrb oao ilhuafFsenuctroehiceauRTMiTNorngoAH
,sei c fncoeilst lpaeermhcootxClEpiD
,ylbme slsaAno i stefrahoeNtbmeM
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agricultur secru olsaerR uydtgnaoaNlon h dc,oeeoTF
Distinguished Guests,
stsitne iwcoslleF
Ladies and Gentlemen

I have pleasure, again this year, to welcome you to the annual meeting of agricultural scientists
hcraeseR larutlucirgA dna dooF eht yb desinagro )SAMA( pCaAorgutirnntniceh wcireiuls tl,hht i upr al
Research and Extension Unit, the Agricultural Services, the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research
Institute, the University of Mauritius and the Albion Fisheries Research Centre, which I am please dot
welcome among us. This is the third meeting of its kind, and as planned, is set to become an annual
.erutaef

This gathering provides a good opportunity for Agricultural Scientists to meet one another and share
their research results with the agricult laru .ytinummoc I ma desaelp ot drocer eht lufsseccus esnopser
we have had to the call for papers. It is neither reasonable nor desirable to present all the papers
;deviec eersiwrehto sihtowt - yad gniteem dluow evah neeb yludnu citceh ro elbairav nitilauq .y Ievah
ot knaht srebmem fo eht gnieerefer maet ohw evah depleh su ni eht noitceles fo .srepap tI siruo
evitcejbo ot yllaunitnoc esiar eht dradnats fo srepap detneserp ta erutuf .secnerefnoc SAMA sah os raf
neeb denepo ot lacol stsitneics tub ti siporp osed to give it a regional and eventually an international
touch.

C'est avec plaisir que nous accueillons parmi nous le représentant du CIRAD de la Réunion qui nous
fera un exposé sur la recherche agricole à la Réunion. Je souhaite la bienvenue à Monsieu r dranreB
Reynaud , et espère que ce n’est que le début d’une longue et fructueuse coopération entre nos
institutions.

ruO etonyek sserdda siht raey si detacided ot eciruaM uarutaP esohw yromem ew hsiw ot ruonoh rof
eics ot noitubirtnoc sih pbayritniaidcsntuuudsslg taarrrtyl h,ye rtreones tleiaaftrieccdh - stcudorp T.h e
oC sti dna enac raguS" sserdda siht fo tcejbus - htiw si tI .dleif siht ni stroffe sih ot etubirt syap "stcudorp
great pleasure that I welcome Dr Oscar A lmazan , General Vice Chairman of the International Society
foenacraguS stsigolonhceT ,)TCSSI( dna tnediserP fo eht nabuC yteicoS fo enacraguS ,stsigolonhceT
to deliver this lecture. I am grateful that he has accepted our invitation and has travelled from Cuba ot
.t serebuuog

A special word of thanks to the organising committee, which has spared no effort to make this
.sse ce ccaunserefnoc

Ladies and gentleman, Thank you for your presence at this meeting

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