Thirty six species of seed borers of leguminous forest tree species were collected and identified damaging the seeds of 31 leguminous tree species from Central India. The preventive and protective measures against these pests have been described.
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Singh, S. and Joshi, K.C., 2003. Seed borers of important leguminous forest tree species of central India and their control. Indian Journal of Forestry, 26(1), pp.1-6. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2003-MB4OGB
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2003
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