Cereal-cowpea intercrops have a record of low yields in the West African savannah. Two potential ways to improve the yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp), when grown with maize (Zea mays L.), is by manipulating the plant population of maize and using adapted cowpea cultivars. A field trial wa...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Chiezey, U.F.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Performance of cowpea grown as an intercrop with maize of different populations]
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Performance of cowpea grown as an intercrop with maize of different populations
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
Field study was conducted during the rainy seasons (July-November) of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 at the Research Farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria; to compare responses of six cowpea varieties to tillage. The treatments consisted of ti...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Kamara, A.
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[Effect of tillage on the growth and yield of cowpea varieties in Sudan savanna agroecology of Northern Nigeria]
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Effect of tillage on the growth and yield of cowpea varieties in Sudan savanna agroecology of Northern Nigeria