The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Chickpea, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

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Insect pests

• Cotton bollworm (Old World bollworm)Helicoverpa armigeraInsect · A moth whose caterpillars bore into the fruiting parts of cotton, chickpea, pigeon pea, tomato, maize and…

Fungal diseases

• Fusarium wilt of chickpeaFusarium oxysporum f. sp. cicerisFungal disease · Fusarium wilt is the most important soil-borne disease of chickpea. Infected plants droop, turn dull green…

Weeds

• Parthenium weed (congress grass)Parthenium hysterophorusWeed · An aggressive annual weed from the Americas with finely divided carrot-like leaves and many small white…