Publication
Studies on the incidence of Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) on improved cowpea and non-cowpea varieties at Maradi, Niger
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Author(s):
B.I. Baoua; T.A. Agunbiade; N.M. Ba; B.R. Pittendrigh
Type of Document:
Media
Publisher/Journal:
Not Available
Date of Publication:
2012
Place of Publication:
Kigali, Rwanda
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Description
A poster presented at the 2012 Global Pulse Researchers Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda- “Transforming Grain-Legume Systems to Enhance Nutrition and Livelihoods”. Abstract: Cowpea is an important legume in West Africa where it is consumed as an important source of dietary protein. This paper reports the incidence of the cowpea pest, Maruca vitrata Fabricius on some improved varieties of cowpea, wild cowpea and a tropical legume. The varieties were IT89 KD 374-57/IT 97K 499-38
