R.K. MOUDGAL, R.K. LAKRA, AND B. DAHIYA

Preliminary evaluation of 260 determinate and non-determinate type pigeonpea accessions belonging to early andextra early maturity groups revealed no accession free from pod fly damage. The per cent, respectively. Based on Pest Susceptibility Rating (PSR), 78 accessions with less than 10 per cent pod damage were selected for revaluation and revealed consistent reaction of the tested material during the two crop seasons with a few exceptions. Only 4 pigeonpea accessionsof different plant types and maturity periods, viz., GP75, GPI18, GP233 and GP253 proved least susceptible with lowestmean pod and grain damage ranging from 3.76-5.24 and 1.60-2.32 per cent, respectively. Hence, they could be useful forbreeding programs against pod fly. Further, the determinate (5.48 and 2.85%) and extra early maturing accessions (6.18 and2.98%) were less susceptible to pod fly in comparison to non-determinate (7.75 and 3.35%) and early maturing ones (6.55and 3.21%) in terms of pod and grain damage, respectively.