%A W Reed
%A S S Lateef
%A S Sithanantham
%V 3
%L icrisat286
%J International Chickpea Newsletter
%P 16-16
%D 1980
%T Are bruchids field pests of chickpea
%X Species of Callosobruchus are important pests of stored chickpeas [Cicer arietinum]. In extensive surveys on pods and seeds from India and elsewhere, no evidence was found that infestation originates on growing plants in the field.