WHOLE PLANT EXTRACTS OF GIRDLEPOD POTENTIALS Mitracarpus scaber ZUCC.

AND MIXTURE WITH NEEM SEED OIL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF 2 KEY FIELD INSECT PESTS OF COWPEA Vigna unguiculata L.Walp. IN KANO

von Usaini Usman Ali

52 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A research was conducted at the Research Farm of the Center for Dry Land Agriculture (CDA) Bayero, University Kano during the 2019 rainy season. The research was conducted to evaluate the potential of mitracarpus scaber alone and in mixture with neem seed oil in the management of Cowpea insect pest complex. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. the extracts were applied at three different spraying regimes (1) three sprays (2) five sprays and (3) seven sprays, Imi force and untreated plots served as check and control respectively. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Genstat Discovery Edition statistical package while significant treatment means were separated using least significant differences at 5% level of probability. The result indicated that extract from M+NSO at 7 sprays having high potency which demonstrated a significant control on A. craccivora.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Landwirtschaft
• ISBN: 9786630382334
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2026
• Größe: 220 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Scholars' Press