Chickpea is a pulse crop producing around 13 million tons of dry seeds per year from an area of about 13 million ha. The insect pest pod borer may cause up to 90% yield loss in chickpea, due to its frequent occurrence during vegetative growth and pod formation. Agronomists Patil et al. reviewed the sustainable approaches for reducing the incidence of pod borer. They suggest an integrated management involving host plant resistance, good agronomic practices and judicious use of chemical and biological methods.
