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IPM strategies for Pea

Pea Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<ol>
<li>Pea pod borer:</li>
<ul>
<li>Etiella zinckenella Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) </li>
<li>Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) </li>
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<li>Stem fly: Ophiomyia phaseoli Tyron.(Diptera: Agromyzidae)</li>
<li>Pea Weevil: Bruchus pisorum Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)</li>
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<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Powdery mildew: Erysiphe pisi DC. syn. E. polygoni DC. </li>
<li>Rust: Uromyces fabae (Pers.) Schrot. &amp; Uromyces fabae DB. f. sp. pisisativae Hiratsuka </li>
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<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid &amp; White) Chit. &amp; M. javanica (Treub) Chitwood </li>
</ul>
<h4>Rodents</h4>
<ul>
<li>Smaller Bandicoot: Bandicota bengalensis Gray.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Major weeds</h3>
Broad leaf weeds 
<ul>
<li>Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li>Sweet Clover: Melilotus albaL. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li>Common vetch: Vicia sativa L. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li>Yellow vetchling: Lathyrus aphacaL. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li>Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)</li>
<li>Wild fenugreek: Trigonella polycerata auct. non Linn. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li>Fineleaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)</li>
<li>Asthma herb: Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
<li>Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li>Field bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
</ul>
Grasses 
<ul>
<li>Chinese love grass: Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees. Ex Steud (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Goosegrass: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Wild oat: Avena fatua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li>Bluegrass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae) Sedges </li>
<li>Purple nut sedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional Significance</h3>
Insect pests 
<ul>
<li>Pea aphid: Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) </li>
<li>Leaf miner: Chromatomyia horticola Goureau. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) </li>
</ul>
Diseases 
<ul>
<li>Downy mildew: Peronospora viciae (Berk.) Gäum. syn. and Peronospora pisi Sydow. (Indo genetic plains) </li>
<li>Ascochyta blight: Ascochyta pisi Lib., Ascochyta pinodes Jones, Ascochyta pinodella Jones (Himalayan Region, Chhattisgarh) </li>
<li>White rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh) </li>
<li>Root rot: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc., Rhizoctonia solani Kühn. (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal) </li>
<li>Fusarium wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi. (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &amp; Kashmir) </li>
</ul>
Nematodes: 
<ul>
<li>Reniform nematodes: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira </li>
</ul>
Major weeds
Broad leaf weeds 
<ul>
<li>Slender amaranth: Amaranthus viridis Hook. F. (Amaranthaceae) </li>
<li>Giradol: Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A. Juss. ex Spreng (Euphorbiaceae) </li>
<li>Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae) </li>
</ul>
Grasses 
<ul>
<li>Egyptian crowfoot grass: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd (Poaceae) </li>
</ul>
Sedges 
<ul>
<li>Yellow nut sedge: Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Pea</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Pea, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-pulses/ipm-strategies-for-pea/pea-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Pea.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</a>; <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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