@article{icrisat9923,
           month = {December},
           title = {Screening of Short Duration Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Genotypes against Major Insect Pests},
       publisher = {Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology},
            year = {2016},
          author = {S Chakravarty and T Bera and M Agnihotri and J Jaba},
           pages = {3009--3016},
          volume = {10},
         journal = {Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology},
          number = {4},
        keywords = {Pigeonpea, Screening, Resistance, Pod borers, Biochemical traits},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/9923/},
        abstract = {Ten promising short duration genotypes of pigeonpea were screened under field
conditions for two years (2013-15) to identify sources of resistance against pod borers. On
the basis of per cent pod damage and Pest Susceptibility Rating (PSR) index, genotypes
PUSA-2012-1, PA 409, PA 406, AL1747 were found to be least susceptible (PSR= 4 to 5)
while two genotypes, AL 1790 and AL 1770 were ascertained highly susceptible against
pod borers having damage rating of 8 over the susceptible check cultivar (Manak). Phenol
and flavonoid content present in the pod wall of all the test genotypes/cultivars were also
estimated. Highest phenol and flavonoid content was recorded from PUSA-2012-1 while
the lowest content was obtained from the genotype AL 1790. Correlation studies made
with these biochemical constituents revealed a significant and negative association of
pod damage (\%) with phenol (r = -0.896**) and flavonoid (r = -0.872**) content in pod
walls. Thus the genotypes having higher content of phenols and flavonoids in their pod
walls offered resistance against pod borer complex.}
}