http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2997 2011-10-21T12:38:58Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/2997/ Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during Storage Ghaffar, M A Chauhan, Y S Pigeonpea 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. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 1999 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/2997/1/ICPN6%252850-52%25291999.pdf 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 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage