Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 1and2

Effect of Neem Leaf Powder on Infestation of the Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus chinensis in stored Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)

  • Author:
  • Sharda Tripathi, Sangeeta Avasthi, Chandralekha
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 27 to 29

Department of Zoology, A.N.D. College, Hursh Nagar, Kanpur (U.P.), India.

Abstract

Seeds of pigeon pea can be effectively protected from the pulse beetleCallosobruchus chinensis Linn. by mixing dried neem leaf powder (NLP) in a dose of 0.50 mg to 2 mg/50 gm seed. The most effective dose of NLP as pesticide is 2 mg/50 gm of pigeon pea seeds.

Keywords

Neem leaf powder, Callosobruchus chinensis, Pigeon pea,Cajanus cajan