Management of Callosobruchus chinensis Linnaeus Through Use of Resistance in Stored Chickpea Varieties

Six varieties of stored chickpea were tested for their resistance against Callosobruchus chinensis L. (CCL) in the Laboratory of Department of Entomology, University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi. It was concluded that Parbat proved to be highly susceptible against CCL as compared with Paidar-91, the susceptible standard. The variety CM-2000 proved to be susceptible.The variety Punjab-91 and Pb-2000 proved to be partially resistant while Bittle-98 proved to be resistant against CCL. There was a significant correlation among number of adults and number of eggs, number of adults and percent weight loss, number of adults and number of holes, number of eggs and weight loss, number of eggs and number of holes, percent weight loss and number of holes. Chemical analysis of different varieties showed variations in dry matter, moisture, crude protein, fat fiber, total mineral (ash) and tanin. The study shows that variety Bittle-98 is a promising one which can be incorporated in future management programmes against CCL.