<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Solar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea"^^ . "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" . . "38" . "1" . . "Elsevier"^^ . . . "Journal of Stored Products Research"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "M A"^^ . "Ghaffar"^^ . "M A Ghaffar"^^ . . "Y S"^^ . "Chauhan"^^ . "Y S Chauhan"^^ . . . . . . "Solar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea (PDF)"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Solar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea (Image (JPEG))"^^ . . . . . . "Solar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #1552 \n\nSolar heating of seeds - a low cost method to control bruchid (Callosobruchus spp.) attack during storage of pigeonpea\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Pigeonpea"@en . .