Growing Chickpea in Eastern Africa

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Citation: I C R I S A T ( I n t e r n a t i o n a l C r o p s R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e S e m i - A r i d T r o p i c s ). 1 9 9 1. G r o w i n g c h i c k p e a i n e a s t e r n A f r i c a. P a t a n c h e r u, A. P. 5 0 2 3 2 4, I n d i a : I C R I S A T. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C r o p s R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e S e m i - A r i d T r o p i c s i s a n o n p r o f i t, s c i e n t i f i c, r e s e a r c h a n d t r a i n - i n g I n s t i t u t e r e c e i v i n g s u p p o r t f r o m d o n o r s t h r o u g h t h e C o n s u l t a t i v e G r o u p o n I n t e r n a t i o n a l A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h. D o n o r s t o I C R I S A T i n c l u d e g o v e r n m e n t s a n d a g e n c i e s o f A u s t r a l i a, B e l g i u m, C a n a d a, P e o p l e ' s R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a, F e d e r a l R e p u b l i c o f G e r m a n y, F i n l a n d, F r a n c e, I n d i a, I t a l y, J a p a n, N e t h e r l a n d s, N o r w a y, S w e d e n, S w i t z e r l a n d, U n i - t e d K i n g d o m, U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a, a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d p r i v a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n s : A f r i c a n D e v e l o p - m e n t B a n k, A s i a n D e v e l o p m e n t B a n k, D e u t s c h e G e s e f l - s c h a f t fur T e c h n i s c h e Z u s a m m e n a r b e i t ( G T Z ), I n t e r n a - t i o n a l B o a r d f o r P l a n t G e n e t i c R e s o u r c e s, I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t R e s e a r c h C e n t r e, I n t e r n a t i o n a l F e r t i l i z e r D e v e l o p m e n t C e n t e r, I n t e r n a t i o n a l F u n d f o r A g r i c u l t u r a l D e v e l o p m e n t, T h e E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y, T h e O p e c F u n d f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t, T h e R o c k e - f e l l e r F o u n d a t i o n, T h e W o r l d B a n k, U n i t e d N a t i o n s D e v e l - o p m e n t P r o g r a m m e, U n i v e r s i t y o f G e o r g i a, a n d U n i v e r s i t y o f H o h e n h e i m. I n f o r m a t i o n a n d c o n c l u s i o n s i n t h i s p u b l i - c a t i o n d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d g o v e r n m e n t s, a g e n c i e s, a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d p r i v a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n s. T h e o p i n i o n s i n t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r s a n d n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f I C R I S A T. T h e d e s i g n a t i o n s e m p l o y e d a n d t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e m a t e r i a l i n t h i s p u b - l i c a t i o n d o n o t i m p l y t h e e x p r e s s i o n o f a n y o p i n i o n w h a t - s o e v e r o n t h e p a r t o f I C R I S A T c o n c e r n i n g t h e l e g a l s t a t u s o f a n y c o u n t r y, t e r r i t o r y, c i t y, o r a r e a, o r o f i t s a u t h o r i t i e s, o r c o n c e r n i n g t h e d e l i m i t a t i o n o f i t s f r o n t i e r s o r b o u n d a r - ies. W h e r e t r a d e n a m e s a r e u s e d t h i s d o e s n o t c o n s t i t u t e e n d o r s e m e n t o f o r d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t a n y p r o d u c t b y t h e I n s t i t u t e.

Growing Chickpea in Eastern Africa ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India 1991

T h i s b o o k l e t h a s b e e n p r o d u c e d j o i n t l y b y t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h C o r p o r a t i o n ( A R C ), S u d a n ; K e n y a A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e ( K A R I ), K e n y a ; A l e m a y a U n i v e r s i t y o f A g r i c u l t u r e ( A U A ), E t h i o p i a ; I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t e r f o r A g r i - c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h i n t h e D r y A r e a s ( I C A R D A ), S y r i a ; a n d t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C r o p s R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e S e m i - A r i d T r o p i c s ( I C R I S A T ), I n d i a. T h e o b j e c t i v e i s t o h e l p r e s e a r c h e r s, e x t e n s i o n w o r k e r s, a n d f a r m e r s n o t o n l y t o g r o w a g o o d c r o p o f c h i c k p e a, b u t t o s p o t, d i a g n o s e, a n d, i t i s h o p e d, c o n t r o l t h e p r o b l e m s t h a t m a y o c c u r d u r i n g t h e c r o p c y c l e f r o m s e e d f o r s o w i n g t o s e e d f o r s t o r i n g. W e h o p e i t w i l l b e h e l p f u l. I f y o u h a v e q u e s t i o n s o r s u g g e s t i o n s a b o u t h o w t h e b o o k l e t c a n b e i m p r o v e d, p l e a s e w r i t e t o o n e o f t h e s p o n s o r i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s. W e w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o h e a r f r o m y o u. A n d w e w i s h y o u s u c c e s s i n g r o w i n g c h i c k p e a s! A u t h o r s : H e n k A. v a n R h e e n e n A b e b e T u l l u A b d a l l a I b r a h i m S h e i k h M o h a m e d P a u l O m a n g a

Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n A b i o t i c C o n s t r a i n t s f r o m S o w i n g t o H a r v e s t S e e d b e d S o w i n g C r o p g r o w t h I r o n c h l o r o s i s S a l i n i t y i n j u r y A t m a t u r i t y 4 6 6 6 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 6 B i o t i c C o n s t r a i n t s f r o m S o w i n g t o H a r v e s t S e e d b e d S o w i n g C r o p g r o w t h C o l l a r r o t F u s a r i u m w i l t D r y r o o t r o t B l a c k r o o t r o t S t u n t R o o t k n o t P o d b o r e r 1 8 1 8 1 8 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 6 2 6 2 8 2 8

Introduction C h i c k p e a s a r e g r o w n i n s e v e r a l c o u n t r i e s i n e a s t e r n A f r i c a. T h e a r e a c o v e r e d b y t h e c r o p a n d its p r o d u c - t i v i t y a r e s h o w n i n T a b l e 1. T a b l e 1. A r e a s u n d e r c h i c k p e a a n d its p r o d u c t i v i t y i n 1 9 8 7 for A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s a n d t h e w o r l d. C o u n t r y A l g e r i a E g y p t E t h i o p i a L i b y a M a l a w i M o r o c c o S u d a n T a n z a n i a T u n i s i a U g a n d a A f r i c a W o r l d A r e a (in 1 0 0 0 h a ) 6 5 10 1 8 0 1 3 3 85 2 3 2 4 0 10 4 5 7 9 9 3 7 P r o d u c t i v i t y ( k g / h a ) 2 9 1 1 6 3 3 6 6 7 7 1 2 6 6 7 5 8 8 1 0 6 7 3 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 0 6 1 3 6 9 1 S o u r c e : FAO P r o d u c t i o n Y e a r b o o k 1987. T h e y i e l d s a r e r a t h e r l o w a n d c a n b e m u c h h i g h e r i f t h e e f f e c t o f a d v e r s e c o n d i t i o n s i s r e d u c e d. I n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s, m a j o r p r o b l e m s a r e d i s c u s s e d, a n d a c t i o n t o h e l p s o l v e t h e m i s i n d i c a t e d. I f c o n s t r a i n t s a r e c a u s e d b y l i v i n g o r g a n i s m s, t h e y a r e d e s c r i b e d a s " b i o t i c " ; o t h e r s c a u s e d, f o r i n s t a n c e, b y d r o u g h t a n d h e a t a r e t e r m e d " a b i o t i c ". 4

I l l u s t r a t i o n s of Chickpea Farms Fig. 1. In Ethiopia. Fig. 2. In Kenya. Fig. 3. In Sudan. 5

Abiotic Constraints from Sowing to Harvest Seedbed A g o o d s e e d b e d h a s a f i n e, l o o s e t i l t h. I t i s w e l l d r a i n e d a n d f r e e f r o m s t u b b l e a n d d e b r i s f r o m a p r e v i o u s c r o p, b e c a u s e s u c h r e s i d u e s c a u s e a d i s - e a s e c a l l e d c o l l a r r o t ( s e e b e l o w ). A c r o p r o t a t i o n o f 3 y e a r s i s r e c o m m e n d e d. Sowing T h e s e e d n e e d s t o b e o f g o o d q u a l i t y. I f t h e r e i s d o u b t a b o u t its q u a l i t y, t a k e 5 0 s e e d s, p u t t h e m b e t w e e n c l e a n t o w e l s, k e e p t h e m m o i s t a t r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e, a n d i n s p e c t t h e m a f t e r 3 d a y s. I f t h e r o o t s h a v e n o t e m e r g e d, w a i t f o r 2 m o r e d a y s. I f l e s s t h a n 4 0 s e e d s h a v e g e r m i n a t e d a t t h a t t i m e, y o u m a y n e e d b e t t e r s e e d. O t h e r w i s e, a d j u s t t h e s e e d r a t e ( T a b l e 2 ). 6

Diag 1. A chickpea seedbed: with stubble (above) and without stubble (below). Fig. 4. Good germination.

T a b l e 2. G e r m i n a t i o n s e e d r a t e s. H o w m a n y s e e d s g e r m i n a t e d o u t o f 5 0? 5 0 4 8 4 6 4 4 4 2 4 0 E x t r a s e e d r e q u i r e d n o r m a l 5 % m o r e 1 0 % m o r e 1 5 % m o r e 2 0 % m o r e 2 5 % m o r e I f t h e r e h a s n e v e r b e e n a c h i c k p e a c r o p i n t h e s a m e f i e l d, t h e s e e d s n e e d t o b e i n o c u l a t e d w i t h Rhizobium. T h e l o c a l e x t e n s i o n s e r v i c e m a y b e a s k e d t o h e l p ( s e e b e l o w ). I f t h e l a n d i s f e r t i l e, f e r t i l i z e r s m a y n o t b e r e q u i r e d. O t h e r w i s e, b e t t e r y i e l d s c a n b e p r o d u c e d b y a p p l y - i n g n i t r o g e n a n d p h o s p h o r o u s f e r t i l i z e r. S e e k a d v i c e f r o m t h e l o c a l e x t e n s i o n s e r v i c e. 8

Fig. 5. Poor germination. Fig. 6. Good nodulation. Fig. 7. Poor nodulation. Diag 2. Fertilizer a p p l i c a - tion. 9

E s t a b l i s h i n g a g o o d p l a n t s t a n d i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t. O f t e n w e r e c o m m e n d a d e n s i t y o f 3 0 p l a n t s p e r m 2. T h i s c a n b e o b t a i n e d b y s p a c i n g r o w s 3 0 c m a p a r t a n d p l a c i n g s e e d s e v e r y 1 0 c m w i t h i n t h e r o w. T a b l e 3 s h o w s t h e s e e d r e q u i r e d f o r 1 h a, d e p e n d i n g o n t h e s i z e o f t h e s e e d s. T a b l e 3. S e e d r a t e s f o r 1 h a. W e i g h t o f 1 0 0 s e e d s ( i n g r a m s ) 10 15 2 0 25 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 55 6 0 6 5 S e e d t o s o w ( i n k g / h a ) 3 3 5 0 6 6 8 3 9 9 1 1 6 1 3 2 1 4 9 1 6 5 1 8 2 1 9 8 2 1 5 I f t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e s e e d i s n o t p e r f e c t, t h e s e e d r a t e n e e d s t o b e a d j u s t e d. If, f o r e x a m p l e, o n l y 8 0 % o f t h e s e e d s g e r m i n a t e, t h e s e e d r a t e h a s t o b e t h e r a t e g i v e n i n T a b l e 3. 10

Fig. 8. Good plant stand. Fig. 9. A poor plant stand. 11

Q u e s t i o n : I f t h e g e r m i n a t i o n y o u f i n d o n a m o i s t t o w e l i s 8 3 %, a n d t h e w e i g h t o f 1 0 0 s e e d s i s 3 0 g, h o w m u c h s e e d d o y o u n e e d t o s o w p e r h e c t a r e? A n s w e r : 1 0 0 8 3 x 9 9 k g = 1 2 0 k g. T h e s e e d n e e d s t o b e s o w n d e e p e n o u g h t o m a k e c o n t a c t w i t h m o i s t s o i l. P r e s s i n g t h e s o i l w i t h a r o l l e r o r w i t h p l a n k s a f t e r s o w i n g t h e s e e d a l s o h e l p s t h e s e e d s t o g e r m i n a t e w e l l. Crop Growth O n c e t h e s e e d l i n g s h a v e e m e r g e d, t h e c r o p w i l l e s t a b l i s h i t s e l f. T h e n g r o w t h w i l l d e p e n d o n m a n y f a c t o r s t h a t c a n n o t b e c o n t r o l l e d, s u c h a s s u n l i g h t a n d t e m p e r a t u r e. D e p e n d i n g o n t h e t y p e o f s o i l, h a r r o w i n g m a y b e u s e f u l a f t e r r a i n f a l l h a s c o m - p a c t e d t h e l a n d. 12

Diag 3. Germination at 100%. Fig. 10. A germinated seed. Diag 4. Germination at 83%. Diag 5. Harrowing. 13

I f i r r i g a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e, a t l e a s t t h e w a t e r r e q u i r e m e n t o f t h e c r o p c a n b e s a t i s f i e d. W e d o n o t n e e d t o g o i n t o d e t a i l r e g a r d i n g d r o u g h t p r o b l e m s. T h e y a r e w e l l k n o w n! B u t t h e r e a r e t w o d i s o r d e r s d i s c u s s e d b e l o w t h a t c a n b e t r e a t e d. Iron chlorosis Cause: Symptoms: Control: R e s t r i c t i o n i n u p t a k e o f i r o n i o n s : f o r i n s t a n c e, b e c a u s e o f w a t e r l o g g i n g. * B r i g h t y e l l o w i n g o f p l a n t s, e s p e c i a l l y a t t h e t o p. * S o m e s t u n t i n g. * B r o w n d i s c o l o r a t i o n a n d e v e n d e a t h i f i r o n d e f i c i e n c y i s s e v e r e. W h e n s y m p t o m s a p p e a r, w e r e c o m - m e n d f o l i a r a p p l i c a t i o n o f 5 g r a m s f e r - r o u s s u l p h a t e i n 1 L o f w a t e r, t o g e t h e r w i t h 1 m L o f l i q u i d s o a p ( e. g., T e e p o l ) a s a s t i c k e r. A b o u t 6 0 0-7 0 0 L o f t h e s o l u t i o n i s r e q u i r e d f o r e a c h h e c t a r e. U s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s. 14

Fig. 11. Drought problems. Figs. 12 and 13. Iron chlorosis symptoms: bright yellow coloration (left); stunting (right). Fig. 14. Severe symptoms of iron chlorosis. 15

Salinity injury Cause: S a l i n e c o n d i t i o n o f t h e s o i l. Symptoms: * S t u n t e d g r o w t h. * Y e l l o w - b r o w n l e a f m a r g i n s. Control: L a n d r e c l a m a t i o n ; j u d i c i o u s i r r i g a t i o n. At Maturity A t t h e t i m e o f c r o p m a t u r i t y i t i s b e s t t o h a r v e s t a n d t h r e s h a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e. N o c r o p p r o d u c e i s s a f e r t h a n i n t h e b a g. T h e r e m i g h t b e d a n g e r o f r a i n, w i n d, f i r e, o r e v e n t h e f t i f t h e c r o p i s left u n n e c e s s a r i l y l o n g i n t h e f i e l d. H e a l t h y, d r y s t o r a g e i s i m p o r t a n t t o m a i n t a i n t h e g o o d q u a l i t y o f t h e s e e d. 16

Figs. 15 and 16. Salinity injury: stunted growth (left); yellow-brown leaf margins (right). Diag 6. Seeds stored in bags. 17

Biotic Constraints from Sowing to Harvest Seedbed C h i c k p e a s e e d l i n g s a r e n o t v e r y r o b u s t, a n d c o m p e - t i t i o n w i t h w e e d s n e e d s t o b e p r e v e n t e d. T h e r e f o r e, k e e p t h e s e e d b e d f r e e f r o m w e e d s. Sowing I f t h e s e e d i s o f g o o d q u a l i t y, a n d t h e c o n d i t i o n s f o r g e r m i n a t i o n a r e s a t i s f a c t o r y, t h e r e i s n o n e e d t o t r e a t t h e s e e d w i t h a f u n g i c i d e. B u t i f t h e s e e d s h a v e b e e n h a r v e s t e d a n d s t o r e d u n d e r h u m i d c o n d i t i o n s, i t i s a d v i s a b l e t o t r e a t t h e m w i t h B e n l a t e T o r a n o t h e r r e c o m m e n d e d s a f e p r o t e c t a n t b e f o r e s o w i n g. A l w a y s f o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s g i v e n b y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r. S e e d s c a n b e c o a t e d w i t h Rhizobium u s i n g a m i x - t u r e o f 7 0 g r a m s o f p e a t i n o c u l u m ( c o n t a i n s 1 b i l l i o n r h i z o b i a p e r g r a m o f i n o c u l a n t ) i n 3 0 0 m L o f 1 0 % j a g g e r y s o l u t i o n ( 1 k g s u g a r c a n e e x t r a c t : 9 L w a t e r ). T h i s q u a n t i t y i s s u f f i c i e n t t o t r e a t 2 0 k g s e e d. T h e s l u r r y i s p o u r e d o n t h e s e e d s p l a c e d i n a p l a s t i c c o n t a i n e r, w h i c h i s t h e n s h a k e n t o t h o r o u g h l y m i x t h e c o n t e n t s. T r e a t e d s e e d s a r e d r i e d i n t h e s h a d e a n d s o w n a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e t h e r e a f t e r. 18

Fig. 17. A weed-free field. Fig. 18. A field with many weeds. Diag 7. Seed treatment. 19

I f y o u a r e i n d o u b t a b o u t t h e n e c e s s i t y o f i n o c u l a - t i o n, i t i s b e t t e r t o a p p l y Rhizobium r a t h e r t h a n t o risk p o o r n o d u l a t i o n i f t h e i n o c u l u m i s r e a d i l y a v a i l - a b l e. H o w e v e r, w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t s m a l l - s c a l e e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n b e d o n e, w i t h t r e a t m e n t s f o r t h e p r e s e n c e a n d a b s e n c e o f r h i z o b i a l i n o c u l a t i o n, t o t e s t t h e n e c e s s i t y o f i n o c u l a t i o n a t a p a r t i c u l a r s i t e. I t c a n h a p p e n t h a t r o d e n t s d i g o u t c h i c k p e a s e e d s o r s e e d l i n g s. C u t w o r m c a n a l s o d a m a g e t h e e m e r g - i n g c r o p a n d r e d u c e t h e s t a n d. R o d e n t a n d c u t w o r m b a i t s h o u l d b e p l a c e d i n t h e f i e l d i f d a m a g e b e c o m e s s e v e r e. Crop Growth I t i s a f i n e s i g h t t o s e e t h e c h i c k p e a s e e d l i n g s e m e r g e 4-6 d a y s a f t e r s o w i n g, b u t s o o n t h e r e a f t e r i t i s s e n s i b l e t o p r e p a r e f o r t r o u b l e. O c c a s i o n a l l y i t h a p p e n s t h a t b i r d s e a t t h e v e r y y o u n g s e e d l i n g s. S c a r e t h e m a w a y! 20

Fig. 19. R h i z o b i u m inoculation: poor (left) and good nodulation (right). Fig. 20. Seedling emergence. Diag 8. Bird damage. 21

D u r i n g t h e g r o w t h o f t h e c r o p, m a n y d i s e a s e s a n d s o m e p e s t s c a n b e h a r m f u l o r e v e n d e s t r u c t i v e. S o m e n o r m a l l y a p p e a r e a r l y, e. g., c o l l a r r o t, o t h e r s l a t e r, b u t o f t e n t h e y a r e a t h r e a t t h r o u g h o u t t h e c r o p p i n g s e a s o n. A t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e c r o p p i n g s e a s o n, a f e w w i l t i n g p l a n t s c a n a l w a y s b e s e e n. O f t e n, t h e c a u s e i s c o l l a r r o t. Collar rot Cause: Sclerotium rolfsii, a f u n g u s. Symptoms: * P l a n t s y e l l o w. * T h e c o l l a r r e g i o n i s c o n s t r i c t e d, i t r o t s, a n d t h e r e a r e m y c e l i a l s t r a n d s. * T h e r e a r e s c l e r o t i a i n t h e m y c e l i u m. Control: R e m o v e s t u b b l e a n d o t h e r p l a n t d e b r i s f r o m t h e f i e l d. L a t e r, a h o s t o f p l a n t p a r a s i t e s m a y o c c u r t h a t a f f e c t t h e c h i c k p e a c r o p. T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t a r e t h e f o l l o w i n g. 2 2

Fig. 21. Collar rot: plants yellow. Figs. 22 and 23: Other collar-rot symptoms: constriction at the collar region (left) and sclerotia in mycelium (below). 2 3

Fusarium wilt Cause: Fusarium oxysporum f. s p ciceri, a f u n g u s. Symptoms: * S e e d l i n g c o l l a p s e s ; i n t e r n a l t i s s u e f r o m t h e c o l l a r r e g i o n d o w n w a r d s b e c o m e s d a r k a n d d i s c o l o r e d. * A d u l t p l a n t w i l t s w i t h d r o o p i n g p e t i - o l e s a n d r a c h i s. * T h e c e n t r a l i n n e r p o r t i o n o f t h e p l a n t a r o u n d t h e c o l l a r r e g i o n c h a n g e s c o l o r t o b r o w n o r b l a c k. Control: U s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s a n d r o t a t e c r o p s. Dry root rot Cause: Rhizoctonia bataticola, a f u n g u s. Symptoms: * D r y i n g, s t r a w - c o l o r e d w h o l e p l a n t s s c a t t e r e d i n t h e f i e l d. * B r i t t l e r o o t s, w i t h n o o r o n l y a f e w l a t e r a l r o o t s. * M i n u t e s c l e r o t i a o n e x p o s e d w o o d o f r o o t s a n d o n t h e i n n e r s i d e o f t h e b a r k. Control: U s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s a n d r o t a t e c r o p s. 2 4

Fig. 24. Seedling collapse caused by fusarium wilt (left). Fusarium wilt: adult plants with drooping petioles (inset). Fusarium wilt: the central part (right). Fig. 25. Field with dry root rot plants, sclerotia on bark (inset). Figs. 26and27. Dry root rot: symptoms on an adult plant (left); and on roots (right).

Black root rot Cause: Rhizoctonia solani, a f u n g u s. Symptoms: * P l a n t s y e l l o w, a n d p e t i o l e s a n d l e a f - l e t s d r o o p. * T h e r e a r e d a r k b r o w n l e s i o n s a b o v e t h e c o l l a r r e g i o n. * R o o t s t u r n b l a c k a n d r o t. Control: I m p r o v e t h e d r a i n a g e a n d u s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s. Stunt Cause: B e a n l e a f r o l l v i r u s. Symptoms: * S t u n t e d g r o w t h ; s h o r t i n t e r n o d e s. * Y e l l o w, o r a n g e, o r b r o w n d i s c o l o r a - t i o n o f l e a f l e t s, w h i c h a r e r e d u c e d i n s i z e, a n d stiff. * P h l o e m b r o w n i n g. Control: U s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s. T h e r e a r e r e c e n t i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t m o r e t h a n o n e v i r u s m a y b e i n v o l v e d i n w h a t w e c a l l s t u n t. 2 6

Figs. 28 and 29. Black root rot: lesions above the collar region (left) and root rotting (right). Fig. 30. Stunted growth. Figs. 31 and 32. Stunt: d i s c o - lored leaflets (left) and phloem browning (right).

Root knot Cause: Meloidogyne s p p (M. incognita and M. javanica), n e m a t o d e s. Symptoms: * V a r i a b l e c r o p g r o w t h. * I n f e c t e d p l a n t s a r e s t u n t e d, y e l l o w - i s h, a n d l o w - y i e l d i n g. * K n o t s ( g a l l s ) a p p e a r o n r o o t s y s t e m s. Control: R o t a t e c r o p s a n d u s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e - t i e s. A d d i t i o n a l l y, m u c h d a m a g e c a n b e d o n e t o c h i c k - p e a p l a n t s b y t h e f o l l o w i n g i n s e c t. Pod borer Cause: Helicoverpa sp ( u s u a l l y armigera), an i n s e c t p e s t. Symptoms: * T i n y w h i t e e g g s o n t h e l e a v e s, laid b y a m o t h t h a t f l i e s at n i g h t. * G r e e n, y e l l o w, o r d a r k - c o l o r e d l a r v a e e a t l e a v e s, f l o w e r s, a n d e s p e c i a l l y s e e d s, f o r w h i c h t h e y b o r e i n t o t h e p o d s. Control: U s e r e s i s t a n t v a r i e t i e s. M a n i p u l a t e t h e p l a n t i n g d a t e i f f e a s i b l e t o e s c a p e p e s t d a m a g e ; a l s o, i f p o s s i b l e i n t e r c r o p w i t h n o n h o s t p l a n t s. S p r a y w i t h e n d o s u l f a n a n d o t h e r r e c o m m e n d e d s a f e c h e m i - c a l s, u s i n g r a t e s a n d m e t h o d s a s i n d i - c a t e d b y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r.

Fig. 33. Root k n o t s. Figs. 34 and 35. H e l i c o - v e r p a eggs (right) and the adult moth (below). Figs. 36 and 37. H e l i c o v e r p a a r m i g e r a larva and pupa (inset).

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