%A M A Ghaffar
%A Y S Chauhan
%I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
%V 6
%L icrisat2997
%J International Chickpea Newsletter
%P 50-52
%D 1999
%T Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during Storage
%X 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.