Two resistance screening assays were developed for evaluating cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp resistance to the legume pod borer (MPB), Maruca testulalis Geyer, one of the most intractable pest problems of this important food crop. The first assay, the dual-choice arena test (DCAT), provided a...
Jackai, L.E.N.
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[Laboratory and screenhouse assays for evaluating cowpea resistance to the legume pod borer]
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Laboratory and screenhouse assays for evaluating cowpea resistance to the legume pod borer
Several diets were tested for rearing the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis (Geyer). After initial selection of a soyflour‐based diet, further research was conducted to determine whether cowpea flour could be substituted for soyflour. Three levels of cowpea flour were tested; 25, 38 and 50 g of...
Insecticidal lectins were isolated from 20 resistant Vigna and non‐Vigna legumes and tested againstn 3 pests of cowpea namely: Maruca vitrata, Callosobruchus maculatus and Clavigralla tomentosicollis. Crude lectins were separated from seeds using sodium chloride extraction, ammonium sulfate fract...
Omitogun, O.
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Jackai, L.E.N.
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Thottappilly, G.
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[Isolation of insecticidal lectinenriched extracts from African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) and other legume species]
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Isolation of insecticidal lectinenriched extracts from African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) and other legume species
A novel method for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the postharvest insect pest Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) was compared to conventional screening techniques at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) laboratory in Ibadan, Nigeria. The new...
Deverau, A.D.
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Jackai, L.E.N.
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Olusegun, T.B.
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Asiwe, A.N.J.
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[Evaluation of a novel technique for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus]
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Evaluation of a novel technique for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus
The legume pod‐borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius), [Lepidoptera: Pyralidae] is a major constraint restricting increased cowpea production in tropical Africa and Asia. Since lectins are known to have insecticidal properties against several pests, a survey was undertaken to screen for the effects of ...
Machuka, J.
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Damme, E.V.
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Peumans, W.J.
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Jackai, L.E.N.
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[Effect of plant lectins on larval development of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata]
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Effect of plant lectins on larval development of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata
A large number of accessions belonging to selected wild Vigna species namely V. unguiculata subspecies dekindtiana, V. oblongifolia, and V. vexillata were evaluated using choice (DCAT) and no-choice (NCFT) laboratory feeding bioassays to determine their resistance to the pod borer, Maruca vitrata...
Jackai, L.E.N.
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Padulosi, S.
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Ng, Q.
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[Resistance to the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius and the probable modalities involve in wild Vigna]
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Resistance to the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius and the probable modalities involve in wild Vigna