Table 4.

Effect of different decontamination treatments in the removal of imidacloprid in brinjal and okra.

Treatment No.	Treatment details	Brinjal		Reduction (%)	Okra		Reduction (%)
		Recommended dose (20 g a.i. ha−1)			Recommended dose (20 g a.i. ha−1)
		Initial Residues levels mgkg−1 ± SD	Residue after treatment mgkg1 ± SD		Initial Residue levels mgkg−1± SD	Residue after treatment mgkg−1± SD
T1	Dipping in 2% Tamarind solution for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.118 ± 0.01	66.19e	0.577 ± 0.054	0.219 ± 0.010	62.05bc
T2	Dipping in 2% of sodium bicarbonate solution	0.349 ± 0.049	0.136 ± 0.03	61.03e	0.577 ± 0.054	0.339 ± 0.002	41.25f
T3	Dipping in 1% turmeric solution for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.082 ± 0.02	76.50d	0.577 ± 0.054	0.233 ± 0.022	59.62c
T4	1 lemon in 1 L of water	0.349 ± 0.049	0.077 ± 0.02	77.94cd	0.577 ± 0.054	0.201 ± 0.02	65.17b
T5	Dipping in 4% of acetic acid solution for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.060 ± 0.08	82.81c	0.577 ± 0.054	0.311 ± 0.012	46.10e
T6	Dipping in 2% salt solution + boiling for 5 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.002 ± 0.05	99.43a	0.577 ± 0.054	0.502 ± 0.023	12.99h
T7	Dipping in 2% salt solution for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.038 ± 0.23	89.11b	0.577 ± 0.054	0.276 ± 0.003	52.16d
T8	Dipping in hot water for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.125 ± 0.09	64.18e	0.577 ± 0.054	0.223 ± 0.012	59.219c
T9	Dipping in tap water for 15 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.064 ± 0.03	81.66cd	0.577 ± 0.054	0.490 ± 0.032	28.77g
T10	Boiling for 5 min	0.349 ± 0.049	0.076 ± 0.03	78.22cd	0.577 ± 0.054	0.152 ± 0.021	73.65a
SEM±				1.15			0.67
CD (%)				3.39			2.05
CV				0.03			0.03

SD: Standard deviation; Significant Differences (p < 0.05, student's paired t-test) are mentioned with different alphabets in the same test item.