Influence of insecticide spray regime and weed management methods on growth and yield of cowpea

Adigun, Joseph Aremu; Olowe, Victor; Adeyemi, Olusegun Raphael; Pitan, Olufemi Richard; Adeosun, Ifeoluwa Rachael; Popoola, A. R.; Daramola, Olumide Samuel; Ajani, Oluwaseyi Ayodeji

doi:10.1080/15427528.2022.2101572

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“…Cowpeas plots sprayed twice with insecticide generated the highest yield, which was around four times greater than those not sprayed, regardless of location. This finding supported the findings of Dzemo et al, 2010;Mukendi et al, 2019 andAdigun et al, 2022 who found that two pesticide sprays applied at the start of flowering and podding might minimize insect infestations, grain damage, and enhance grain production in the tropics. At the two locations, the yield when weeding at 3, 6, and 9 WAS was highest and while the weedy plot was lowest.…”

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Integrating Insecticide Spray Time and Weeding Regime to Manage Insect Pests and Yield of Cowpea in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Ojo,

Aina,

Imoloame

et al. 2023

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Insecticide treatments are recommended for the control of insect pests in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nonetheless, these have unfavorable effects on man and the environment, in addition to being costly for smallholder farmers. The goal of this study was to find the optimum insecticide spray time and weeding to manage insect pests and increase yield of cowpea. The experiment was designed as a randomized complete block in a split-plot arrangement with three replications. The main plots consisting of spray time of insecticide application while the sub-plots consisting of weeding regimes. Data collected includes insect pest’s abundance, damage assessment and yield. The major insect pests observed were the cowpea aphids, thrips, maruca and pod sucking bugs. Insecticide sprays applied twice at 50 percent flowering and 50 percent podding, as well as a weeding regime applied either thrice or twice – at 3, 6, and 9 or at 3 and 6 weeks after sowing –effectively reduced insect population and damage, and increased yield of cowpea This recommendation can be incorporated into cowpea integrated pest management strategies among farmers in the study location.

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