Studies on the Varietal Resistance of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) to Sterility Mosaic Disease

K. S. SUBRAMANIAN; G; SATHIABALAN SAMUEL; R. JANARTHANAN and T. K. KANDASWAMY

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01879

Madras Agricultural Journal

Studies on the Varietal Resistance of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) to Sterility Mosaic Disease

Author:K. S. SUBRAMANIAN, G, SATHIABALAN SAMUEL, R. JANARTHANAN and T. K. KANDASWAMY

p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:60, Issue:jan-jan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01879

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Abstract

In the varietal screening studies, all the 549 varieties of pigeon pea available in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University were found susceptible to sterility mosaic disease and they were grouped into three categories viz., mild, medium and severe depending upon the type of symptoms. It has been confirmed that the eriophyid mite Aceria cajani is the vector of pigeon pea sterility mosaic virus,

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