Sorghum as an intercrop significantly reduced leafhopper infestation in pigeonpea to 76.77 CPU compared with the sole crop.

Sorghum · pest · Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)Results agree

5 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Green stink bug had the lowest relative abundance in the pigeonpea + sorghum (T1) plot.

   Relative Abundance of Insect Pests and Pod Damage by Pod Borers in Short duration Pigeonpea under Intercropping Systems · 2018

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2. positive
   Grain damage by lepidopteran borers was lower in pigeonpea + sorghum (l5.15%).

   Impact of crop-crop diversity on pod-borer (Helicoverpa armigera) of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) · 2007

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3. positive
   Intercropping with NSKE 5% spraying was the most effective treatment for reducing damage by the gram pod borer.

   Effect of Bio-rational approaches on pigeon pea pod and grain damage by Helicoverpa armigera (Hüb.) · 2006

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4. positive
   Pigeon pea with sorghum significantly reduced pod fly larvae to 8.86/20 pod versus 10.30 larvae/20 pods in sole pigeon pea.

   Influence of intercropping on larval population and pod damage by pod fly and its parasitization by eulophid parasitois (Euderus lividus ashm.) in pigeon pea · 2012 · compared with sole crop of pigeonpea

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5. positive
   Pigeonpea intercrops significantly affected plume moth larval population relative to sole crop.

   Effect of Bio-Rational Approaches on the Larval Population and Pigeonpea Pod Damage by Exelastis atomosa (Wlsm.) · 2017 · compared with pigeonpea sole crop

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intercropping · pest · Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)Results differ

9 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. negative
   Pod damage by gram pod borer was higher in sole pigeonpea (T7) than in pigeonpea + sorghum (T1).

   Relative Abundance of Insect Pests and Pod Damage by Pod Borers in Short duration Pigeonpea under Intercropping Systems · 2018 · compared with pigeonpea + sorghum (T1)

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2. positive
   The pearl millet, neem extract, and indoxacarb IPM module reduced spotted pod borer damage.

   Habitat Manipulation: An Important Component of IPM in the Management of Webbing Caterpillar, Maruca vitrata (Geyer) in Pigeonpea · 2021

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3. no effect
   Intercropping had no significant influence on reducing pod and grain damage in pigeonpea.

   Effect of biorational approaches for the management of blue butterfly (Lampides boeticusL.) in Pigeonpea · 2013

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4. no effect
   ICP 9145 had less pest damage in intercrops than in sole crops, a difference that was not significant.

   Insect pest incidence in seed pods of pigeonpea genotypes in on-farm trials in southern Malawi. · 2000 · compared with sole crops

   No difference from an alternative

5. positive
   Intercropping significantly reduced pod damage and grain damage compared with pigeon pea monocrop.

   Effect of biorational approaches on Pigeon pea pod and grain damage by pod bug (Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola) · 2011 · compared with pigeon pea monocrop

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6. positive
   Cassava intercrops had low pigeonpea vegetative damage.

   The influence of cropping systems on the population and build up of pigeonpea insect pests at vegetative phase · 2006 · compared with sole crops

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7. positive
   Sole pigeonpea had less C. gibbosa infestation than pigeonpea intercropped with sorghum and castor.

   IMPACT OF CROP DURATION AND INTERCROPPING ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLAVIGRALLA GIBBOSA AND MYLABRIS SPP. ON PIGEONPEA · 2005 · compared with pigeonpea with intercrops (sorghum and castor)

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8. positive
   The combined seed dressing, ridge sowing and mungbean intercropping reduced pigeonpea mortality to 22.8%.

   Efficacy of Cultural Practices, Chemical Seed Dressing and Date of Sowing on Severity of Phytophthora Blight of Pigeonpea · 2003

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