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
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 climate of the West African Sudan savannah (annual rainfall of 600–900 mm and a monomodal rainy season of 3–4 months) is characterized by frequent long- and short-term droughts. Crop growth in the Alfisols and associated soil groups is further constrained by soil compaction, low soil fertilit...
Hulugalle, N.R.
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[Alleviation of soil constraints to crop growth in the upland alfisols and associated soil group of the West African Sudan savannah by tied ridges]
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Alleviation of soil constraints to crop growth in the upland alfisols and associated soil group of the West African Sudan savannah by tied ridges
Reports the findings of a mission carried out by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Zimbabwe to gather genetic resources of cowpea, rice, bambarra groundnut and their wild relatives. 461 samples of 365 species were collected. Sampling was made over 140 sites of both natural ve...
The effect of alley cropping with seven combinations of Acioa and Leucaena hedgerows and a control (no hedgerow) treatment on sequentially cropped maize and cowpea was studied in 1985 and 1986. The trial was carried out on an Alfisol in the humid zone of southwestern Nigeria. Hedgerows were estab...
Thottappilly, G.
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Ng, N.Q.
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Rossel, H.W.
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[Screening germplasm of Vigna vexillata for resistance to cowpea mottle virus]
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Screening germplasm of Vigna vexillata for resistance to cowpea mottle virus
An in vitro growth system was used to determine the virulence of two samples of Striga gesnerioides from Zakpota in southern Benin. Cowpea variety B301, previously considered resistant to all races of S. gesnerioides, was susceptible to both samples of the parasite. Two other cowpea varieties, 58...
Lane, J.A.
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Moore, T.H.
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Cardwell, K.
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Singh, B.
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Bailey, M.
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[Virulence characteristics of a new race of the parasitic angiosperm, Sriga gesnerioides, from southern Benin on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)]
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Virulence characteristics of a new race of the parasitic angiosperm, Sriga gesnerioides, from southern Benin on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Fatty acid composition of extracted oils from 58 lines of cowpea (Vigna unguicuiata (L) Walp) was investigated by gas‐liquid chromatography (GLC). Considerable variability was observed in the fatty acid profile, though palmitic (16:0), linoleic (18:2) and linolenic (18:3) acids were the dominant ...
A laboratory screening method was developed for evaluating resistance of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, to Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål. The technique uses dry cowpea seeds, which were judged better than fresh seeds or fresh pods, to identify protracted nymphal development and high coho...
Jackai, L.E.N.
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[Screening of cowpeas for resistance to Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae)]
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Screening of cowpeas for resistance to Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Deux virus du niébé (Vigna unguiculata), le virus de la marbrure du niébé et le virus de la mosaïque jaune du niébé, ont été étudiés. Les deux virus ont été identifiés et caractérisés à l'aide de la gamme de plantes indicatrices et de méthodes sérologiques. Les deux virus sont très répandus dans ...
Gumedzoe, M.Y.
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Sunu, D.Y.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Asselin, A.
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[Importance du virus de la marbure du niebe et du virus de la mosaique jaune du niebe au Togo]
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Importance du virus de la marbure du niebe et du virus de la mosaique jaune du niebe au Togo