Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers] is known for its versatility and adaptability to warm and dry conditions because of proven drought tolerance and thereby could be a more appropriate crop in current environmental changing scenario of global warming. The larvae of spotted pod borer are known to cause damage by webbing the leaves, bud, flower and pods together and feed inside on them. This typical feeding habit protects the larvae from natural enemies and other adverse factors, including insecticides. Host plant resistance to insect pests is an economically and ecologically preferred...

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) Mill. is one of the major grain legume crop of the semi-arid tropics. It is a rich source of protein as seed contain 18 to 26 per cent protein. It is also rich in iron, iodine and amino acids like lysine, tyrosine, cysteine and arginine. Its decorticated halves known as dal are an integral part of the diet of vegetarian people in Gujarat. More than 250 species of insects pests attacking pigeonpea crop. Both adults and nymphs of Clavigralla spp feed on pigeonpea by piercing the pod wall and extracting nutrients from the developing seeds. Damaged seeds are dark and...

Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (Linnaeus) Walpers [Syn. Vigna sinensis (Linnaeus)] is one of the pulses belonging to family Fabaceae/Papilionaceae and sub-family Faboidae/Papilionoidae and also known as black-eyed bean or southern pea in English while chola or choli, chavli, lobia in vernacular languages in India. It is the most versatile kharif pulse because of its drought tolerating characters, soil restoring properties and multipurpose uses. Cowpea is called vegetable meat due to high amount of protein in grain with better biological value on dry weight. Cowpea grain contains 60% carbohydrates,...