Field infestation of Caryedon serratus Olivier [Coleoptera: Bruchidae] on the pods and seeds of Acacia nilotica in the Thar desert of India

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-193

  Vir, Satya ^a   Jindal, S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Caryedon serratus; Pod and seed infestation; Quantitative losses

Indexed keywords

GROUNDNUT;

EID: 0030316984     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. ARORA, G.L. 1977. Taxonomy of the Bruchidae (Coleoptera) of northwest India. Part 1. Adults. Oriental Insects Supplement 7 : 1 - 132.
2. DECELLE, J. 1969. Le Parc National du Nikolo-Koba (Senegal Fascicula III XVII, Coleoptera, Bruchidael IFANDAKAR.
3. ISTA 1985. International rules for seed testing. Rules annexes. International Seed Testing Association. Seed Science and Technology 13 : 299 - 355.
4. PREVETT, P.P. 1967. Note on the biology, food plants and distribution of Nigerian Bruchidae (Coleoptera) with particular reference to the Northern Region. Bulletin of Entomology Society 1: 3 - 6. Nigeria.
5. SNEDECOR, G.W. & COCHRAN, W.G. 1967. Statistical Methods. The Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa; Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi. 593 pp.
6. VIR, S. & JINDAL, S.K. 1993. Studies on pod and seed infestation of Prosopis juliflora with Caryedon serratus Olivier in the Thar desert of India. Paper presented at the Workshop on "Potential of Prosopis spp. in Arid and Semi-Arid Region of India", Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, 21-23 Nov. 1993.
7. VIR, S. & JINDAL, S.K. 1994. Fruit infestation of Acacia tortilis (Forsk) Hyne by Bruchidius andrewesi Pic (Coleoptera : Bruchidae) in the Thar desert. Forest Ecology and Management 70 : 349 - 352.
8. VIR, S., PARIHAR, D.R. & JINUAL, S.K. 1994. Studies on BruchusbilineatopygusPic (Bruchidae) infestation on pod/seeds of Albizia lebbek (L.) Benth in the Thar desert of India. Journal of Tropical Forestry 10(1) :78-81.