"1552","8","archive","14",,,"disk0/00/00/15/52","2011-09-21 09:17:25","2011-09-21 09:17:25","2011-09-21 09:17:25","article",,,"show","Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org",,,"","","","","","","","","","","0",,,"Chauhan","Y S","","","","","","","Chauhan","Y S","","","","",,,,,"","",,,,,"","","ICRISAT(Patancheru)","India","Solar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea","pub","s1.2","","","restricted",,,,,,"Bruchids (Callosobruchus spp.) are major storage pests of legume crops grown in the tropics and sub-tropics including pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) and cause considerable economic losses. Solar heating of seeds in transparent polyethylene bags was found to effectively control bruchid damage in seeds of a medium-duration pigeonpea cultivar (ICPL 87119) during prolonged storage. During a week of observation, solar heating raised the temperature in seed bags to 658C each day. Solar heat-treated seeds remained free from bruchid damage even after 41 weeks of storage. No reduction in seed germination was observed in the solar-heated seeds. The control treatment had up to 91% of bruchid damaged seeds and their germination was reduced to 42%. Farmers in semi-arid tropical and humid tropical regions may consider using solar heating as a safe and relatively inexpensive method for disinfesting seeds of pigeonpea.","2002",,,"Journal of Stored Products Research","38","1","Elsevier",,"87-91",,,,,,,,,,,"TRUE",,,,,,,,"","http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-474X(01)00005-4","http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=Solar+heating+of+seeds+-+a+low+cost+method+to+control+bruchid+%28Callosobruchus+spp.%29+attack+during+storage+of+pigeonpea&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=","author",,"","",,,,,,"",,,,,,,"",,,,,"",,,,,"","",,,,,"","",,,,,
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