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Plgeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
I t was observed t h a t t h e green and y e l l o w
pods are t h e main source o f f i e l d i n f e s t a -
t i o n . H i g h e s t number of eggs were l a i d on
the green p o d s , f o l l o w e d b y y e l l o w , d r y ,
and tender pods. The emergence of b e e t l e s
through a c i r c u l a r h o l e was a l s o o b s e r v e d .
SAVALIA, B.M. 1 9 7 1 .
Some s t u d i e s on bionomics and c o n t r o l of
Tur plume moth ( T r i o h o p t i l u s c o n g r u a l i s
W a l l e r ) under Junagadh c o n d i t i o n s . M.Sc.
(1971) T h e s i s . G u j a r a t A g r i c u l t u r a l
U n i v e r s i t y , Junagadh, G u j a r a t , I n d i a . 67A
SAXENA, H.P. 1974.
Severe and widespread o c c u r r e n c e of Maruaa
t e s t u l a l i s Geyer in redgram, Cajanus c a j a n .
E n t o m o l o g i s t s ' N e w s l e t t e r 4(3) : 2 1 . 675
This i s a f i r s t r e c o r d o f the o c c u r r e n c e i n
n o r t h e r n I n d i a of Maruaa teetulalie Geyer,
a severe pest of legumes in p e n i n s u l a r
s t a t e s . Red gram v a r i e t i e s were s e v e r e l y
a t t a c k e d . A l l e a r l y m a t u r i n g v a r i e t i e s
s u f f e r e d b a d l y due t o t h i s p e s t ; v a r i e t i e s
w i t h a l a r g e number of f l o w e r s and compact
i n f l o r e s c e n c e f o r m i n g a canopy s u f f e r e d
more than those w i t h fewer f l o w e r buds or
more spread i n f l o r e s c e n c e . H y b r i d l i n e s
h a v i n g e i t h e r S-5 ( A g e t i ) or P r a b h a t as a
d o n o r , were v e r y s e v e r e l y damaged by Maruaa
l a r v a e . Two o t h e r i n s e c t s t h a t were a l s o
observed webbing t h e b u d s , f l o w e r s and
d e v e l o p i n g pods of r e d gram were Anarsia
e p i p h i p p i a s M e y r i c k and Adieura atkineoni
Moore.
SAXENA, H.P. 1976.
Harvest a r i c h crop of a r h a r t h r o u g h pest
c o n t r o l . Fmr P a r l i a m . 1 1 ( 6 ) : 1 9 ,
2 9 - 3 0 . 676
Emphasizes t h e importance of a r h a r and the
need f o r p e s t c o n t r o l t o o b t a i n h i g h e r
g r a i n y i e l d s . L i s t s t h r e e main p e s t s :
s t e m f l y , j a s s l d s , and b o r e r s . Groups a r h a r
v a r i e t i e s i n t o e a r l y , medium, and l a t e -
m a t u r i n g types and notes t h a t w i t h the
i n t r o d u c t i o n o f e a r l y m a t u r i n g v a r i e t i e s
t h e i n c i d e n c e o f p o d - b o r e r s i s i n c r e a s i n g .
SETH, M.L. 1962.
T r a n s m i s s i o n o f plgeonpea s t e r i l i t y b y a n
Eriophyid mite. I n d i a n P h y t o p a t h .
1 5 : 2 2 5 - 2 2 7 . 677
The Eriophyid m i t e , b e l o n g to t h e o r d e r
A c a r l n a and o c c u r r i n g on plgeonpea, a c t s as
a v e c t o r o f t h e v i r u s c a u s i n g s t e r i l i t y
mosaic d i s e a s e . The m i t e remains b u r i e d i n
between t h e h a i r s o n t h e under s u r f a c e o f
the l e a v e s . I t i s m i n u t e i n s i z e —
i n v i s i b l e w i t h o u t the a i d o f a b i n o c u l a r
microscope — and is p a l e f l e s h to orange
i n c o l o r . V i r u s - v e c t o r r e l a t i o n s h i p a n d .
h o s t range i s f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t e d .
SINHA, M.M., R.P. YADAV, and A. KUMAR.
1977.
E v a l u a t i o n o f some i n s e c t i c i d e s f o r t h e
c o n t r o l of plume moth (Exelasatis atomosa
Walshe) and pod f l y (Melanagromyza obtusa
M a l l o c h ) on r e d gram (Cajanus c a j a n ) .
P e s t i c i d e s l l ( 3 ) : 2 9 - 3 0 . 678
The red gram crop s u f f e r s heavy l o s s e s
from t h e a t t a c k s of t h e pod b o r e r s
E, atomosa and M. obtusa. In f i e l d t r i a l s
conducted to e v a l u a t e some i n s e c t i c i d e s ,
two rounds of t r e a t m e n t s were g i v e n , one
at the b e g i n n i n g of pod f o r m a t i o n and
a n o t h e r 14 days l a t e r . Monocrotophos
(Nuvacron) a t the r a t e o f 0.5 k g a . i . / h a
e f f e c t i v e l y checked t h e i n c i d e n c e o f
E. atomosa, w h i l e quinalphos (Ekalux) at
0.6 k g a . i . / h a dimethoate (Rogor) a t
0.5 k g a . i . / h a and e n d o s u l f a n (Thiodan) a t
0.8 k g a . i . / h a proved e q u a l l y e f f i c a c i o u s
in r e d u c i n g pod f l y damage on e a r l y and
l a t e v a r i e t i e s o f red gram, r e s p e c t i v e l y .
SRIVASTAVA, A . S . , S . S . L . KATIYAR, and
K.M. SRIVASTAVA. 1 9 7 1 .
Damage of Agromyza dbtuea M a l l o c h ( D i p t e r a :
Agromyzidae) t o Cajanus c a j a n L i n n . c r o p .
Labdev. J . S c i . T e c h n o l . 9 ( l ) : 7 1 - 7 3 . 679
The t u r pod f l y , Agromyza obtuaa M. is a
s e r i o u s pest of a r h a r c r o p s . The p e r c e n t ­
age i n f e s t a t i o n of pods and g r a i n s of
C. oajan L. damaged by t h i s pest v a r i e d
from 31.83 to 44.25 and 12.59 to 28.83 on
T-21 v a r i e t y ; 28.16 to 30.50 and 7.97 to
12.90 on T-7 v a r i e t y ; 26.33 to 34.75 and
10.20 t o 13.70 o n T-27 v a r i e t y , r e s p e c t i v e ­
l y . The r e s u l t s o f t h e survey i n d i c a t e d
c l e a r l y t h a t a l l t h r e e v a r i e t i e s — T - 2 1 ,
T - 7 , and T-27 — are h e a v i l y a t t a c k e d by
A. obtuaa M . , c a u s i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e crop
l o s s .
SRIVASTAVA, A . S . , and J . L . SRIVASTAVA.
1966.
I n s e c t l c l d a l t r i a l s a g a i n s t Agromyza obtuaa
M . ( D i p t e r a : A g r o m l z i d a e ) . Labdev. J .
Sci. T e c h n o l . 4 : 1 3 3 - 1 3 5 . 680
T r i a l s w i t h d i f f e r e n t i n s e c t i c i d e s c a r r i e d
o u t a g a i n s t Arhar (Cajanue oajan) pod
b o r e r (Agromyza o b t u s a ) i n d i c a t e d t h a t
e n d r i n (0.16Z) a t 900 l i t e r s per h e c t a r e
was found e f f e c t i v e i n c o n t r o l l i n g t h i s
p e s t .
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