relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/2997/
title: Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during Storage
creator: Ghaffar, M A
creator: Chauhan, Y S
subject: Pigeonpea
description: Temperature and survival of Callosobruchus maculatus was studied in polythene bags containing pigeon pea seeds. The bags were exposed to the sun for a week (maximum outside temperature 42°C) or kept in the laboratory at 30-35°C. The maximum temperature in bags exposed to sunlight was 65°C and C. maculatus in these bags died without laying eggs. In bags kept in the laboratory, C. maculatus laid a considerable number of eggs and survived for up to 5 weeks. Pigeon pea germination was not adversely affected by solarization.
publisher: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
date: 1999
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/2997/1/ICPN6%252850-52%25291999.pdf
identifier:   Ghaffar, M A and Chauhan, Y S  (1999) Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during Storage.  International Chickpea Newsletter, 6.  pp. 50-52.  ISSN 0257-2508