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Incidence of Maruca vitrata f. on cowpea in the sudano-sahelian zone of Niger

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Title Incidence of Maruca vitrata f. on cowpea in the sudano-sahelian zone of Niger
 
Creator Zakari, O.A.
Baoua, I.
Amadou, L.
Dannon, E.
Tamo, M.
Mahamane, S.
Pittendrigh, B.R.
 
Subject MARUCA VITRATA
COWPEAS
NIGER
FLOWERS
PODS
LIFE CYCLE
LONGEVITY
FERTILITY
YIELD LOSSES
RAIN
LEGUMES
INSECT PESTS
 
Description Published online: 23 July 2019
The incidence of the key insect pest of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp), the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata F., was investigated with light trap in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger in 2014 and 2015. The results revealed that the first larvae appeared in August (0.03 ± 0.03 to 2.48 ± 0.32 larvae/flower and pod, respectively). Incidence varied between the seasons, and the yield losses were 20.25% in 2014 and 82.32% in 2015, when there was 435 and 496 mm total rainfall, respectively. Lifecycle in the laboratory revealed a duration of 26.42 ±0.14 days, with females living for 16.38 ± 0.56 days with fecundity of 599.74 eggs.
Dry Grains Pulses, Collaborative Research Support Program
Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade
United States Agency for International Development
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Date 2019-08-23T07:55:29Z
2019-08-23T07:55:29Z
2019-07-23
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Zakari, O.A., Baoua, I., Amadou, L., Dannon, E., Tamò, M., Mahamane, S. & Pittendrigh, B.R. (2019). Incidence of Maruca vitrata f. on cowpea in the sudano-sahelian zone of Niger. Indian Journal of Entomology, 81(2), 217-222.
0367-8288
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103386
 
Language en
 
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Format 217-222
 
Source Indian Journal of Entomology