The impact of phosphate fertilizer as a pest management tactic in four cowpea varieties [PDF]
, 2011 Insect pests constitute serious threat to cowpea production in sub-Saharan Africa. In some severe situations, total yield loss results. Chemical control, although most effective, is very costly, hazardous and unsustainable. Investigation of other control
Asiwe, JAN
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De Novo Mining and Validating Novel Microsatellite Markers to Assess Genetic Diversity in Maruca vitrata (F.), a Legume Pod Borer. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2023 Mahalle RM +6 more
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Management of insect pest complex of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) with phosphorous-enriched soil and aqueous neem seed extract [PDF]
, 2007 The study determined the major insect fauna of cowpea and evaluated the effectiveness of neem seed water extract (NSWE) and soil amendments in managing insect pest complex of cowpea at Juaboso in the Western Region.
Afreh-Nuamah, K +2 more
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Relative toxicity of subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki HD-1 and HD-73 against the larvae of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata, F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) [PDF]
The legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a major insect pest of many edible legumes in various regions of America, Asia and Africa.
Anusha, N +8 more
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Амурский зоологический журнал, 2015 Для территории Амуро-Зейского междуречья приводится 76 видов ширококрылых огневок, относящихся к 35 родам из 5 триб. Впервые для территории Амурской области приводится 10 видов – Anania (Anania) egentalis (Christoph, 1881), Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius,
A.N. Streltzov
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AgronomyA field trial was conducted at two locations in northern Ghana over two successive years to determine the optimal insecticide application timings for mitigating non-lepidopteran pest infestations in a cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) variety ...
Jerry A. Nboyine +9 more
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Fruit Morphometric and RAPD Evaluation of Intraspecific Variability in Some Accessions of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst. ex. A. Rich. Harms) [PDF]
, 2017 African Yam Bean (AYB) (Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Hochst. ex A. Rich, Harms) is an indigenous underutilized legume mainly grown in Sub-saharan African as a source of protein.
Adebayo, B. M. +4 more
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Screening of yard long bean genotypes for resistance to legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. [PDF]
The research work on the evaluation of yard long bean genotypes for resistance to legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. was carried out in two consecutive seasons viz., kharif 2015 and rabi 2015-16 in randomized complete block design (RCBD) in the field of
Ahmed, Kazi Shahanara +4 more
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Managing legume pests in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and prospects for improving food security and nutrition through agro-ecological intensification [PDF]
, 2013 Pest management technology has been through a number of advances that have, perhaps, moved away from the mass extermination of pests achieved through the advent of synthetic chemicals in the latter half of the 20th century to more agro-ecologically ...
Belmain, S.R. +3 more
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Amenability of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to gene silencing through exogenous administration and host-delivered dsRNA in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.). [PDF]
Physiol Mol Biol Plants, 2022 Chatterjee M +6 more
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