TY - JOUR AU - Rodríguez, Rocío AU - Meléndez, P. L. PY - 1984/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Field Screening of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) for resistance to foliar diseases in Puerto Rico JF - The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico JA - JAUPR VL - 68 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.46429/jaupr.v68i3.7287 UR - https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/jaupr/article/view/7287 SP - 275-279 AB - Pigeon pea (<em>Cajanus cajan</em>) accessions from the world collection, cultivars and local advanced lines from the UPR breeding program were field screened for resistance to foliar diseases at the Isabela Research and Development Center. <em>Uredo cajani, Colletotrichum</em> sp., <em>Cercospora</em> sp. and <em>Phoma</em> sp. were identified as the major foliar pathogens present in the area. Forty eight of the 3286 accessions evaluated showed low incidence of foliar diseases. Of the local lines, line 64-16A showed the fewest foliar symptoms; line 8-AB-2 was the most susceptible within the group evaluated. ER -