Trinath Khandaitaray

Desiccant Beads: A Novel Tool for Managing Pulse Beetle in Stored Chickpea

Trinath Khandaitaray, P. R. Mishra, Satya Narayan Satapathy, Biswa Ranjan Pattanaik, Samarendra Baral & Pramod Kumar Prusti · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Chickpea is the most dominant pulse having a major share under area shown 65 per cent and production 72 per cent followed by lentil and field pea. Pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. is a primary pest of stored chickpea which causes 50-60 per cent loss in seed weight and 45...