TY  - JOUR
N2  - 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.
AV  - public
A1  - Ghaffar, M A
A1  - Chauhan, Y S
TI  - Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during Storage
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/2997/
JF  - International Chickpea Newsletter
SP  - 50
Y1  - 1999///
ID  - icrisat2997
EP  - 52
SN  - 0257-2508
VL  - 6
PB  - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
ER  -