Witches Broom on Pigeon Pea induced by Mealy Bug Infestations.

Abstract

In January, 1961, 35 out of 56 pigeon pea plants (Cajanus cajan Millsp.) in a small plot being grown in the experimental food crop garden at the Lowlands Agricultural Experiment Station, Keravat, New Britain, showed marked witches broom symptoms (Plate II) of the lateral shoots.