The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are collaborating to develop sex pheromone traps as monitoring tools for Maruca vitrata. The principal component of the pheromone is (E, E)-10, 12-hexadecadienal. Our trapping experiments in cowpe...
Downham, M.C.A.
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Tamo, M.
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Hall, D.
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Datinon, B.
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Dahounto, D.
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Adetonah, J.
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[Development of sex pheromone traps for monitoring the legume podborer, Maruca vitrata (F.) (Lepidoptera: pyralidae)]
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Development of sex pheromone traps for monitoring the legume podborer, Maruca vitrata (F.) (Lepidoptera: pyralidae)
Three insect groups, known from the literature, were confirmed to make up a seed pest complex in cowpea fields in Benin Republic (West Africa). Several species of heteropteran pod‐sucking bugs (PSBs), two lepidopteran species, namely Maruca testulalis (Geyer) and Cydia ptyehora (Meyrick) and the ...
Dreyer, H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Tamo, M.
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[Seed damaging field pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) L.Walp.) in Benin: occurance and pest status]
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Seed damaging field pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) L.Walp.) in Benin: occurance and pest status
The concentrations ofP, N, K, Mg, Cain cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) roots and shoots were assessed at 45 Days After Planting (DAP) in inoculated and uninoculated plants at sowing with rhizobia and Arbuscular-Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF). Those of harvested seeds from inoculated and uninoculat...
Ngakou, A.
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Nwaga, D.
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Nebane, C.L.N.
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Ntonifor, N.N.
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Tamo, M.
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Parh, I.A.
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[Arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobia and Metarhizium anisopliae enhance P, N, Mg, K and Ca accumulatons in fields grown cowpea]
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Arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi, rhizobia and Metarhizium anisopliae enhance P, N, Mg, K and Ca accumulatons in fields grown cowpea
Cowpea is seed propagated and when mature seeds are properly dried they could remain viable over a period of time depending on the genotype and storage conditions. Due to heat and dry conditions seeds of cultivated cowpea that remain in the fields after harvest usually do not retain viability for...
Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Tamo, M.
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[Gene flow in cowpea: field viability of wild and cultivated cowpea seeds and the hybrids between them]
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Gene flow in cowpea: field viability of wild and cultivated cowpea seeds and the hybrids between them
Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a polyphagous insect pest that feeds on a variety of leguminous plantsin the tropics and subtropics. The contribution of host-associated genetic variation on population structure wasinvestigated using analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidas...
Agunbiade, T.A.
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Coates, B.S.
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Datinon, B.
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Djouaka, R.F.
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Sun, W.
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Tamo, M.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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[Genetic Differentiation among Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Populations on Cultivated Cowpea and Wild Host Plants: Implications for Insect Resistance Management and Biological Control Strategies]
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Genetic Differentiation among Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Populations on Cultivated Cowpea and Wild Host Plants: Implications for Insect Resistance Management and Biological Control Strategies
This study was carried out at the Biological Control Center for Africa of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin Station to determine the effect of different host eggs on biological parameters such as longevity, adult emergency rate and sex ratio of Trichogrammatoidea s...
Arodokoun, Y.
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Tamo, M.
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Adeoti, R.
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[Les parametres biologiques du parasitoide des oeufs de Trichogrammatoidea eldanae Viggiani (Hymenoptera, trichogrammatidae) sur differents hotes identifies dans le systeme de culture et peripherique du niebe Vigna unguiculata Walp]
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Les parametres biologiques du parasitoide des oeufs de Trichogrammatoidea eldanae Viggiani (Hymenoptera, trichogrammatidae) sur differents hotes identifies dans le systeme de culture et peripherique du niebe Vigna unguiculata Walp
Singh, B.B.
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Hartmann, P.
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Fatokun, C.
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Tamo, M.
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Tarawali, S.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Recent progress on cowpea improvement]
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Recent progress on cowpea improvement
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata spp unguiculata) is adapted to the drier agro-ecological zones of West Africa where it is a major source of dietary protein and widely used as a fodder crop. Improving the productivity of cowpea can enhance food availability and security in West Africa. Insect predation ...
Huesing, J.E.
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Romeis, J.
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Ellstrand, N.C.
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Raybould, A.
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Hellmich, R.L.
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Wolt, J.D.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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Dabiré-Binso, L.C.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Hokanson, K.E.
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Ishiyaku, M.F.
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Margam, V.M.
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Obokoh, N.
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Mignouna, J.D.
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Nang’ayo, F.
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Ouédraogo, J.T.
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Pasquet, R.S.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Schall, B.A.
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Stein, J.
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Tamo, M.
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Murdock, L.L.
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[Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel]
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Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel
The larval parasitoid guild of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata was studied on wild and cultivated host plants in Southern and Central Benin, West Africa. A total of eight parasitoids, seven of which belonging to the Hymenoptera: Braconidae, and one to the Diptera: Tachinidae, were observed ex...
Arodokoun, D.Y.
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Tamo, M.
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Cloutier, C.
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Brodeur, J.
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[Larval parasitoids occurring on Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin, West Africa]
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Larval parasitoids occurring on Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin, West Africa
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important cash, food and nutritional security grain legume crop in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. However, its productivity is hampered by several biotic stress factors including numerous insect pests that infest and damage the crop at all i...
Togola, A.
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Boukar, O.
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Belko, N.
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Chamarthi, S.K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Tamo, M.
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Oigiangbe, N.
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[Host plant resistance to insect pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.): achievements and future prospects]
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Host plant resistance to insect pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.): achievements and future prospects