Madras Agricultural Journal
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DISSIPATION OF MONOCROTOPHOS IN PIGEON PEA, Cajanus Cajan (L.) MILLSP, VAR. PRABHAT

Abstract

Dissipation of 0.04% unuurotopnos in pigeon pea sprayed twice at the pod formation stage was studied during 1980 and 1981 by chemical assay as well as by microbioassay technique using male vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen. A minimum. waiting period of 11 days may be fixed for the consumption of green pods after monocrotophos application. Grain and straw were free from the toxic residues of monocrotophos at harvest.

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