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Review Of Crop Losses Caused By Insect Pests In Pigeonpea Internationally And In India

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Title Review Of Crop Losses Caused By Insect Pests In Pigeonpea Internationally And In India
 
Creator Lateef, S S
Reed, W
 
Subject Pigeonpea
 
Description A review of the pests and pest caused losses in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) grown in
different parts of the World is given. At Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh, India1 pest damage assessments
on some pigeonpea cultivars during 1975-77 showed that about 80% of the pigeonpea flowers
were shed without setting pods and up to 32% of the shea flowers were found to he attacked by
Insects. The relationship of the plants growth habit and the maturity period of the crop to the
attack and damage by various pests is explained. A summary of pest damage recorded during extensive
surveys of farmers' fields in India during 1975-81 is furnished.
 
Date 1983
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5146/1/0131.pdf
Lateef, S S and Reed, W (1983) Review Of Crop Losses Caused By Insect Pests In Pigeonpea Internationally And In India. In: All India Seminar on Crop Losses due to Insect Pests, 7-9 January, APAU, Hyderabad.