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Pigeonpea
B i b l i o g r a p h y
SHARMA, N.K., and C.L. SETHI. 1975.
Leghaemoglobin c o n t e n t of cowpea nodules
as i n f l u e n c e d by Meloidogyne incognita and
Heterodeva c a j a n i . I n d i a n J . Nematol.
4 5 : 1 1 3 - 1 1 4 . 839
The data i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e nematodes
i n t e r f e r e d w i t h the leghaemoglobin c o n t e n t
of t h e cowpea r o o t n o d u l e s , w i t h M. incognita
c a u s i n g more r e d u c t i o n than H. aajani.
SHERIFF, N . M . , R. RATHNASWAMY, G. SELVA-
KUMARI, A. RAGHUPATHY, and R.H. KRISHNAN.
1970.
E f f e c t o f b a c t e r i a l i n o c u l a t i o n f o r pulses
c u l t i v a t e d i n Tamil Nadu. Madras A g r i c . J .
5 7 : 1 8 1 - 1 8 4 . 840
Experiments on e f f e c t s of Rhizobium
c u l t u r e s o n d i f f e r e n t p u l s e s , d i d not
i n d i c a t e p o s i t i v e response i n any o f t h e
p u l s e s f o r i n c r e a s e i n g r a i n p r o d u c t i o n .
It may be due to a number of f a c t o r s such
a s n o n s p e c i f i c i t y o f t h e s t r a i n s l i s t e d .
SIMHADRI, P . , and K.V.B.R. TILAK. 1976.
Comparative performance o f d i f f e r e n t
s t r a i n s of Rhizobium species on pigeonpea
(Cajanus c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . Pantnagar
J . Res. 1 ( 1 ) : 2 6 - 2 9 . 841
I n o c u l a t i o n of C. cajan seeds w i t h Rhizobium
s t r a i n A3 i n c r e a s e d n o d u l a t i o n and
leghaemoglobin s y n t h e s i s and gave t h e
h i g h e s t seed y i e l d s (2.16 t / h a ) . I n o c u -
l a t i o n w i t h Rhizobium s t r a i n PN gave the
n e x t h i g h e s t y i e l d , 1.71 t / h a , compared
w i t h 0.94 t / h a w i t h o u t i n o c u l a t i o n .
SINGH, R., and T . P . MALL. 1974.
S t u d i e s on t h e n o d u l a t i o n and n i t r o g e n
f i x a t i o n b y i n f e c t e d leguminous p l a n t s .
1 . E f f e c t o f a r h a r mosaic v i r u s i n f e c t i o n
o n n i t r o g e n v a l u e , n o d u l a t i o n and n i t r o g e n
f i x a t i o n b y some p u l s e c r o p s . P I . S o i l
4 1 ( 2 ) : 2 7 9 - 2 8 6 . 842
The a r h a r mosaic v i r u s i n f e c t i o n decreased
t h e number, w e i g h t , and s i z e o f the nodule
in cowpea and mung b u t i n c r e a s e d t h e nodule
number and f r e s h w e i g h t i n urad p l a n t s .
The a r h a r mosaic v i r u s s t r a i n s reduced t h e
n i t r o g e n f i x a t i o n c a p a c i t y o f i n f e c t e d
p l a n t s i n comparison w i t h t h e i r h e a l t h y
c o u n t e r p a r t s .
SUBBA RAO, N.S. 1976.
F i e l d response o f legumes i n I n d i a t o i n o ­
c u l a t i o n and f e r t i l i z e r a p p l i c a t i o n s /
Rhizobium, Cicer arietinum, Cajanus c a j a n ,
p p . 255-268. In: Nutman, P.S. ( E d . ) .
I n t e r n a t i o n a l B i o l o g i c a l Programme,
No. 7. 843
P A T H O L O G Y
ADSUAR, J. 1964.
A mosaic d i s e a s e of cowpea (Vigna sinensis
s a v i ) i n P u e r t o R i c o . J . A g r i c . U n i v .
P. R i c o . 4 8 ( 3 ) : 2 6 4 . 844
A v i r u s i s o l a t e d from cowpea p l a n t s w i t h
m o t t l e d , misshapen, and dwarfed leaves was
i n a c t i v a t e d b y d i l u t i o n t o 1 : 1 0 , 0 0 0 , h e a t ­
i n g to 60°C f o r 10 rain., or s t o r a g e in vitro
f o r 43 hr at 28 to 30°C. The v i r u s was
a l s o t r a n s m i t t e d to pigeonpea, Canavalia
ensiformis, Desmodium distortion, and
D. gyroide8. The r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h i s
v i r u s t o o t h e r s i n f e c t i n g cowpea i s b e i n g
i n v e s t i g a t e d .
AGNIHOTHRUDU, V. 1953.
S o i l c o n d i t i o n s and r o o t d i s e a s e s .
B. Rhizosphere m i c r o f l o r a of some of t h e
i m p o r t a n t crop p l a n t s o f South I n d i a .
P r o c . I n d i a n Acad. S c i . ( S e c t . B ) .
3 7 ( 1 ) : 1 - 1 3 . 845
Various f u n g i i s o l a t e d from Rhizosphere
s o i l o f pigeonpea, i n c l u d i n g Fusarium spp.
are d e s c r i b e d .
AGNIHOTHRUDU, V. 1955.
I n c i d e n c e o f f u n g i s t i c organism i n t h e
r h i z o s p h e r e of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)
i n r e l a t i o n t o the r e s i s t a n c e and suscepti
b i l i t y to w i l t caused by Fusarium udum
B u t l . N a t u r w i s s e n s c h a f t e n 42(2) : l - 2 . 846
AGNIHOTHRUDU, V. 1957.
The d e n s i t y of the r h i z o s p h e r e m i c r o f l o r a
of pigeonpea {Cajanus aajan ( L . ) M i l l s p . )
i n r e l a t i o n t o the w i l t caused b y Fusarium
udum (F. merismoides) B u t l e r . N a t u r ­
wissenschaf t e n 4 4 ( 1 8 ) : 4 9 7 . 847
The r h i z o s p h e r e p o p u l a t i o n of pigeonpea
i n c r e a s e d i n number i n the presence o f
F. merismoides, the number of f u n g i d e c r e a ­
s i n g b u t t h e number o f b a c t e r i a ' i n c r e a s i n g
g r e a t l y . The r h i z o s p h e r e of w i l t e d and
d y i n g p l a n t s , however, c o n t a i n e d a g r e a t e r
number o f f u n g i than b a c t e r i a . The m i c r o -
f l o r a l p o p u l a t i o n i n the r h i z o s p h e r e o f
w i l t - s u s c e p t i b l e pigeonpea s t r a i n s was
l a r g e r than t h a t o f w i l t - r e s i s t a n t p l a n t s ;
at h i g h e r l e v e l s of m o i s t u r e t h e r e was no
d i f f e r e n c e , w h i c h may be due to h i g h
m o i s t u r e c a u s i n g e r r o r s i n s o i l s a m p l i n g .
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