Current strategies to control insect pest problems in cowpea include, on the preventive side, host plant resistance and conservation biological control. Because very often these management options alone cannot provide adequate control, curative measures need to be taken, which include augmentativ...
Tamò, M.
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Srinivasan, R.
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Dannon, E.A.
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Agboton, C.
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Datinon, B.
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Dabiré, C.
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Baoua, I.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Haruna, B.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy]
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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy
Insect pests often develop resistance to insecticides, and such resistance represents a serious management problem. Devising methods that concurrently delay resistance and minimize injury by insects to field crops and stored grain has long been a goal of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A center...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Steele, L.
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Coates, B.
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Gassmann, A.
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Margam, V.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Dabiré-Binso, C.
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Baoua, I.
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Bello-Bravo, Julia
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Seufferheld, F.
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Sun, W.
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Tamò, M.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea]
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IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea
Cowpea farming practices have been ongoing for millennia and have always faced various challenges including diseases, insects, and weeds, that lower its yield to no more than 200 kg/ha. This economically and nutritionally important crop has been a major research focus of the International Institu...
Dabiré, B.C.
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Tignegré, J.B.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Tamò, M.
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Sanon, A.
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Ouédraogo, T.J.
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Neya, B.J.
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Muleba, N.
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Hammond, W.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso]
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An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.) is the most economically important legume crop in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Cowpea is grown primarily by subsistence farmers who consume the leaves, pods and grain on farm or sell grain in local markets. Processed cowpea foods such as akara (a deep-fat f...
Ba, Malick N.
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Huesing, J.E.
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Tamo, M.
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Higgins, T.J.V.
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Pittendrigh, B.R.
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Murdock, L.L.
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[An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa]
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An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa
Cowpea is a widely cultivated and major nutritional source of protein for many people that live in West Africa. Annual yields and longevity of grain storage is greatly reduced by feeding damage caused by a complex of insect pests that include the pod sucking bugs, Anoplocnemis curvipes Fabricius ...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Sun, W.
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Coates, B.S.
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Djouaka, R.F.
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Tamo, M.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Binso-Dabire, L.
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Baoua, I.
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Olds, B.P.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Development of reference transcriptomes for the major field insect pests of cowpea: a toolbox for insect pest management approaches in West Africa]
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Development of reference transcriptomes for the major field insect pests of cowpea: a toolbox for insect pest management approaches in West Africa