All India Coordinated Research Project on Safflower, Parbhani, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra
Online published on 28 February, 2013.
The incidence of wilt disease of pigeonpea in Marathwada region ranged from 1 to 22% with mean incidence of 5.09%. Sole crop of pigeonpea expressed more incidence than the intercrop with sorghum, soybean or cotton. Only 40.46% farmers were using certified seeds of pigeonpea varieties BSMR736, BSMR-853 and BDN-708, indicating great scope for seed replacement with processed and treated seeds of recommended varieties.
Survey, surveillance, pigeonpea wilt
