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© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Cornell University
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Ripening pods
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): R.P. Ellis
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Cultivated forms have larger seeds than their wild relatives and have been subjected to selection for larger seed. Larger seed used as fresh vegetables and medium sized genotypes for split pea production and milling.
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Dirk Lange
Pigeon pea used as green manure cover crop in Conservation Agriculture. On this smallholder's farm, pigeon pea is used solely as a green manure cover crop in a soil recovery process. The next crop entering is maize.
© Clemson University, USDA, www.ipmimages.org
Lima bean pod borer
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Y.L. Nene
Phytophthora blight on pigeon pea
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Clemson University, USDA
Cercospora leaf spot on soybean
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Dongxin Feng,
Rust on beans
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): I.F. Ferris
Bruchids
© Jeffrey Lotz, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Pod fly damage on pigeon pea
© Frank Peairs, Colorado State University
Apion species on bean pod.
© A.M. Varela, icipe
A male giant coreid bug / Tip wilter, its about 2cm.
© Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): A.D. Botha
Blister beetle (Mylabris oculata). Adults are 2-5 cm in length.
© Steve L. Brown, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Leafhopper. Adults are small, about 2.5 mm long. Picture shows Empoasca fabae (related species).
© GTZ-IPM Horticulture Project. Kenya
Caterpillar of the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). Fully-grown caterpillars are about 15mm long.