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The Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata:Bionomics and Management

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Title The Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata:Bionomics and Management
 
Creator Sharma, H C
Saxena, K B
Bhagwat, V R
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
Groundnut
Others
Plant Pathology
Entomology
 
Description The legume pod borer, Maruca(testulalis) vitrata (Geyer) is one of the major limitations to increasing
the production and productivity of grain legumes in the tropics. Bionomics, host-plant resistance,
natural enemies, cultural practices, and chemical control of the legume pod borer have been discussed in this bulletin to identify gaps in present knowledge and to help plan future strategies for
research on this pest on pigeonpea. While information is available on bionomics and host-plant
resistance in cow pea, such information on pigeonpea and other legumes is limited. Several natural
enemies have been recorded on M.vitrata,and pathogens such as Bacillus thuringiensis, Nosema, and
Aspergillus play an important role in regulating its populations under field conditions. Cultural
practices such as inter-cropping, time of sowing, density of sowing, and weeding reduce the pod
borer damage. Several insecticides have been found to be effective for controlling this insect. There
is a need to focus future research on standardizing the resistance screening techniques, identification and utilization of resistance, and integrated pest management strategies for sustainable
agricultural production.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1999
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6608/1/IB%20no%20%2055.pdf
Sharma, H C and Saxena, K B and Bhagwat, V R (1999) The Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata:Bionomics and Management. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.