%O We wish to thank Mr A S Rana for
providing land on his farm. The first author
is thankful also to the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, New Delhi, for
providing the senior fellowship during this
investigation.
%A C P Srivastava
%A R P Srivastava
%I Indian Council of Agricultural Research
%V 60
%L icrisat7701
%J Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
%N 7
%P 494-496
%D 1990
%X In field studies conducted in Rajasthan, India the mean pod damage to chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) caused by Heliothis armigera [Helicoverpa armigera] in protected and unprotected plots was 0.9 and 5.9%, resp., in 1984, and 1.0 and 6.4%, resp., in 1985. The loss in grain yield in the unprotected plot compared to the protected plot was 115 kg/ha (avoidable loss = 16.7%) in 1984, and 128 kg/ha (avoidable loss = 18%) in 1985
%T Estimation of avoidable loss in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) due to gram-pod borer (Heliothis armigera) in Rajasthan