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Observations on Insect Infestation and Damage in Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata) Intercropped With Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum) in a Rain Forest Area of Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

T. I. Ofuya
T. I. Ofuya
Affiliation:
Department of Production, The Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria
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Summary

Insect infestation and damage in cowpea (Vigna unguiculala), planted sole or intercropped with tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) was monitored in 1987 and 1988 in Akure, Nigeria. Infestation of cowpea by Empoasca dolichi was significantly reduced by intercropping with tomato in both years, except in the early season of 1988. Infestation of cowpea by Ootheca mutabilis, Aphis craccivora, Megalurothrips sjosledti and Maruca testulalis was not affected by intercropping with tomato in either year. Damage by pod-sucking bugs and Heliothis armigera was significantly higher in sole cowpea than in cowpea intercropped with tomato, in both years. Sole cowpea had a significantly lower seed yield than cowpea intercropped with tomato.

Observaciones en cuanto a la infestación de insectos y daños en el caupí (Vigna unguiculata) sembrado en forma simultánea con tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum) en una zona de bosque tropical en Nigeria

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 407 - 412
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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