?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=2-99&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6608%2F&rft.title=The+Legume+Pod+Borer%2C+Maruca+vitrata%3ABionomics+and+Management&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+H+C&rft.creator=Saxena%2C+K+B&rft.creator=Bhagwat%2C+V+R&rft.subject=Chickpea&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Others&rft.subject=Plant+Pathology&rft.subject=Entomology&rft.description=The+legume+pod+borer%2C+Maruca(testulalis)+vitrata+(Geyer)+is+one+of+the+major+limitations+to+increasing+%0D%0Athe+production+and+productivity+of+grain+legumes+in+the+tropics.+Bionomics%2C+host-plant+resistance%2C+%0D%0Anatural+enemies%2C+cultural+practices%2C+and+chemical+control+of+the+legume+pod+borer+have+been+discussed+in+this+bulletin+to+identify+gaps+in+present+knowledge+and+to+help+plan+future+strategies+for+%0D%0Aresearch+on+this+pest+on+pigeonpea.+While+information+is+available+on+bionomics+and+host-plant+%0D%0Aresistance+in+cow+pea%2C+such+information+on+pigeonpea+and+other+legumes+is+limited.+Several+natural+%0D%0Aenemies+have+been+recorded+on+M.vitrata%2Cand+pathogens+such+as+Bacillus+thuringiensis%2C+Nosema%2C+and+%0D%0AAspergillus+play+an+important+role+in+regulating+its+populations+under+field+conditions.+Cultural+%0D%0Apractices+such+as+inter-cropping%2C+time+of+sowing%2C+density+of+sowing%2C+and+weeding+reduce+the+pod+%0D%0Aborer+damage.+Several+insecticides+have+been+found+to+be+effective+for+controlling+this+insect.+There+%0D%0Ais+a+need+to+focus+future+research+on+standardizing+the+resistance+screening+techniques%2C+identification+and+utilization+of+resistance%2C+and+integrated+pest+management+strategies+for+sustainable+%0D%0Aagricultural+production.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6608%2F1%2FIB%2520no%2520%252055.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sharma%2C+H+C+and+Saxena%2C+K+B+and+Bhagwat%2C+V+R++(1999)+The+Legume+Pod+Borer%2C+Maruca+vitrata%3ABionomics+and+Management.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=2-99