Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria

Cowpea is an important food legume and versatile crop in the savannas of northeast Nigeria. Despite the high potential for production in this region, insect pests are a major constraint. A study was conducted to evaluate the response of diverse cowpea genotypes to different schedules of spraying wit...

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Autores principales: Kamara, A.Y., Chikoye, David, Omoigui, L.O., Dugje, I.Y.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: African Crop Science Society 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90611
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author Kamara, A.Y.
Chikoye, David
Omoigui, L.O.
Dugje, I.Y.
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Dugje, I.Y.
Kamara, A.Y.
Omoigui, L.O.
author_facet Kamara, A.Y.
Chikoye, David
Omoigui, L.O.
Dugje, I.Y.
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description Cowpea is an important food legume and versatile crop in the savannas of northeast Nigeria. Despite the high potential for production in this region, insect pests are a major constraint. A study was conducted to evaluate the response of diverse cowpea genotypes to different schedules of spraying with an insecticide. The study revealed that flower thrips the legume pod borer, (Maruca), and a range of pod sucking bugs were the major insect pests. Application of insecticides increased grain yield by 75-126% depending on the frequency of spraying. Improved cultivars recorded a higher grain yield than the local checks at all spraying regimes. The cultivar IT98K-131-2 recorded higher grain yield when no insecticide was applied suggesting that this cultivar was either tolerant or resistant to the insect pests.
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spelling CGSpace906112023-08-03T08:11:17Z Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria Kamara, A.Y. Chikoye, David Omoigui, L.O. Dugje, I.Y. cowpeas vigna unguiculata grain legumes genotypes cultivars insect pests insecticide Cowpea is an important food legume and versatile crop in the savannas of northeast Nigeria. Despite the high potential for production in this region, insect pests are a major constraint. A study was conducted to evaluate the response of diverse cowpea genotypes to different schedules of spraying with an insecticide. The study revealed that flower thrips the legume pod borer, (Maruca), and a range of pod sucking bugs were the major insect pests. Application of insecticides increased grain yield by 75-126% depending on the frequency of spraying. Improved cultivars recorded a higher grain yield than the local checks at all spraying regimes. The cultivar IT98K-131-2 recorded higher grain yield when no insecticide was applied suggesting that this cultivar was either tolerant or resistant to the insect pests. 2007 2018-01-29T09:44:20Z 2018-01-29T09:44:20Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90611 en Limited Access African Crop Science Society Kamara, A. Y., Chikoye, D., Omoigui, L. O. & Dugje, I. Y. (2007). Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria. In 8th African Crop Science Society Conference, (pp. 179-184), 27-31 October, El-Minia, African Crop Science Society.
spellingShingle cowpeas
vigna unguiculata
grain legumes
genotypes
cultivars
insect pests
insecticide
Kamara, A.Y.
Chikoye, David
Omoigui, L.O.
Dugje, I.Y.
Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title_full Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title_fullStr Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title_short Cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north-eastern Nigeria
title_sort cultivar and insecticide spraying regimes effects on insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in the dry savannas of north eastern nigeria
topic cowpeas
vigna unguiculata
grain legumes
genotypes
cultivars
insect pests
insecticide
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90611
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