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    Integrated pest management for cowpea cereal cropping systems in the West African savannah

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    Adati, T.
    Tamò, M.
    Yusuf, S.R.
    Downham, M.C.
    Singh, B.B.
    Hammond, W.
    Date
    2008
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review status
    Peer Review
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    Limited Access
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    Adati, T., Tamò, M., Yusuf, S.R., Downham, M.C., Singh, B.B. & Hammond, W. (2007). Integrated pest management for cowpea–cereal cropping systems in the West African savannah. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 27(3-4), 123-137.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/90848
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742758407883172
    Abstract/Description
    Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is an important component in mixed cropping systems that are appropriate to the agro-ecological characteristics of the West African savannah. However, the contribution of cowpea to overall productivity of the systems is reduced by a number of insect pest species. Compared with the humid zone, important features of insect pests in the savannah region include: (i) a tendency towards higher pest incidence during the limited growing period, (ii) a more advantageous situation for generalist and migratory pests in the scanty and unstable vegetation and (iii) lower mortality inflicted by parasitoids on the pest populations. The key pests of cowpea of importance in the West African savannah are the legume flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and the pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Sta˚l (Hemiptera: Coreidae). To control these insects in a sustainable manner, pest management practices such as the use of resistant cowpea varieties, mixed cropping systems, botanical and reduced risk insecticides, and biological control assisted by pest monitoring have been developed. Nevertheless, no single component is effective when used alone, but specific combinations can work synergistically. This paper highlights recent progress in integrated pest management strategies for cowpea in cerealbased cropping systems in the West African savannah.
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Grain Legumes
    AGROVOC Keywords
    COWPEAS; IPM; MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; MARUCA VITRATA; CLAVIGRALLA TOMENTOSICOLLIS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; PESTS
    Subjects
    COWPEA; PLANT PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEMS; FOOD SECURITY; FARM MANAGEMENT; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; PESTS OF PLANTS; PLANT BREEDING; CROP HUSBANDRY; HANDLING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
    Countries
    NIGERIA; BENIN; UNITED KINGDOM
    Regions
    ACP; AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; EUROPE
    Investors/sponsors
    Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
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