Evaluation of cowpea genotypes for field resistance to the legume pod borer, M. testulalis in Nigeria

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Lagosen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/0261-2194(95)98918-len
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0261-2194en
cg.issue5en
cg.journalCrop Protectionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.iitaCOWPEAen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.subject.iitaLAND USEen
cg.volume14en
dc.contributor.authorOghiakhe, S.en
dc.contributor.authorJackai, L.E.N.en
dc.contributor.authorMakanjuola, W.A.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T12:29:50Zen
dc.date.available2019-04-24T12:29:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101072
dc.titleEvaluation of cowpea genotypes for field resistance to the legume pod borer, M. testulalis in Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractEighteen cowpea cultivars were screened for resistance to the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis under field conditions at two locations (Mokwa and Ibadan) in Nigeria under unprotected and two types of insecticide protection levels. Unprotected plots gave zero yield due to their exposure to the entire cowpea pest complex. Plots that received a mixture of Cypermethrin and dimethoate (as Cymbush Super ED®) treatment were better (P < 0.05) than plots treated with monocrotophos (as Nuvacron 40EC) in all the damage parameters studied. Results showed that larval population per se are not adequate in resistance categorization of cowpea cultivars. For percentage pod damage at both locations, TVu 946, MRx2-84F and MRx109-84F were the best three cultivars while IT82D-716 was the worst. Yield reduction caused by M. testulalis at Ibadan ranged from 3.47% in MRx2-84F to 49.75% in IT82D-716; at Mokwa values ranged from 10.65% for MRx54-84M to 52.23% for MRx15-84F. Based on their yield performance, among other resistance parameters, the following eight cultivars were selected as moderately resistant to M. testulalis: MRx2-84F, MRx49-84M, MRx109-84M, MRx50-84M, MRx54-84M, MRx55-84M, MRx8-84F and MRx48-84M. These cultivars have good plant type and are either white or brown seeded which makes them good candidates that could be used in breeding programme.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOghiakhe, S., Jackai, L. & Makanjuola, W.A. (1995). Evaluation of cowpea genotypes for field resistance to the legume pod borer, M. testulalis in Nigeria. Crop Protection, 14, 389-394.en
dcterms.extentp. 389-394en
dcterms.issued1995-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen
dcterms.subjectpestsen
dcterms.subjectyieldsen
dcterms.subjectplotsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

Files