Insect pests are major constraint to cowpea production in northern Nigeria causing yield losses up to 70%. Several cowpea varieties have been developed and delivered to farmers by IITA over the past four decades. These varieties have varying degrees of resistance to insect pest attacks. A field s...
Kamara, A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Response of old and new cowpea varieties to insecticide spray regimes in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria]
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Response of old and new cowpea varieties to insecticide spray regimes in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria
Boukar, O.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Tamo, M.
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Agrama, H.
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Tefera, H.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boahen, S.
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[A success tale on improving two legume crops in Africa]
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A success tale on improving two legume crops in Africa
Studies were conducted in the laboratory to investigate the different components of the resistance of Vigna vexillata A. Richards, TVnu 72, and several cultivars of cultivated Vigna spp. to infestation and damage by the brown cowpea coreid, Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl. The main objective was...
Jackai, L.E.N.
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Nokoe, S.
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Tayo, B.O.
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Koona, P.
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[Inferences on pod wall and seed defenses against the brown cowpea coreid bug, Clavigralla tometosicollis Stal ( Hempptera Coreidae) in wild and cultivated Vigna species]
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Inferences on pod wall and seed defenses against the brown cowpea coreid bug, Clavigralla tometosicollis Stal ( Hempptera Coreidae) in wild and cultivated Vigna species
Ortiz, R.
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Vries, J. de
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Toenniessen, G.
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[Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops]
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Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops
Climate information is recognized as a powerful tool to reduce the effect of climate
risk and uncertainty on crop production and increase the resilience and the adaptive capacity of
farmers in semi-arid zones. This paper estimates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for climate
information within c...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Barry, Silamana
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Somé, Léopold
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Baki, Gregoire
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[Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso]
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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso
In trials conducted in Benin, conidia of Beauveria bassiana were evaluated as a control method against the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus, in stored cowpea. In the first trial using a high artificial infestation of C. maculatus in 8-kg batches of cowpea in jerry cans under typical condit...
Cherry, A.J.
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Abalo, P.
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Hell, K.
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Korie, S.
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[Farm-scale trials to compare the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana with pirimiphos methy + deltamethrin and essential oil of lemon grass for protection of stored cowpea against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)]
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Farm-scale trials to compare the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana with pirimiphos methy + deltamethrin and essential oil of lemon grass for protection of stored cowpea against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
Degefu, Tulu
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Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
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Ataro, Zikie
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Fikre, Asnake
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Amede, Tilahun
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Ojiewo, Chris
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[Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) growing in Ethiopia are nodulated by diverse rhizobia]
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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) growing in Ethiopia are nodulated by diverse rhizobia
Integrated soil management with leguminous cover crops was studied at two sites in the northern Guinea savanna zone of northern Nigeria, Kaduna (190 day growing season) and Bauchi (150 days). One-year planted fallows of mucuna, lablab, and crotalaria were compared with natural grass fallow and co...
Carsky, R.J.
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Oyewole, B.
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Tian, G.
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[Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N]
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Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N
We applied time series analysis and a mechanistic predator-prey model to long-term data of monthly population counts of the herbivorous pest mite Mononychellus tanajoa and its introduced phytoseiid predator Typhlodromalus aripo from a cassava field in Benin, West Africa. In this approach, we dete...
Hanna, R.
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Onzo, A.
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Lingeman, R.
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Yaninek, John S.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa]
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Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa
Leaf appearance in crop plants is an important process involved in canopy development. The environmental control of leaf appearance has not been studied in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. This study was conducted to determine whether photoperiod has any effect on the rate of leaf appearanc...
Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Subedi, M.
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Summerfield, R.
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[Leaf appearance in cowpea: effects of temperature and photoperiod]
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Leaf appearance in cowpea: effects of temperature and photoperiod