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Pre harvest sanitation spray

Name of the crop	Pulses (Redgram, Blackgram, Greengram, Cowpea and Cluster bean)
Name of the management practice / production / protection technology of TNAU	Pre harvest sanitation spray
Recommendation / advices for adoption	To avoid the carryover of bruchid infestation from field to storage, pulse crops are sprayed with malathion 50 EC @ 0.05%, three to five days before harvesting
Benefit expected due to adoption of the technology	Reduction in bruchid infestation during storage
Suitability of the Location	All

Updated On: Jan, 2016