Cowpea Seeds
Aflatoxin Detection and Quantification in Stored Cowpea Seeds in Ibadan, Nigeria
... The seeds and leaves play pertinent roles in Ethno-medicine, they are used in the treatment of various ailments such as swellings and infections, tooth aches, insect stings (Brink and Belay, [4]) and common cold ...
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TOWARDS REDUCING USE OF AGROCHEMICALS FOR THE CONTROL OF Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) ON STORED COWPEA SEEDS.
... infested seeds are ...infested seeds are stored, there is rapid pest multiplication and destruction of seeds which may reach 100% within a very short time, the statement is agreed with our ...of ...
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Efficiency of Storage Device for Long term Storage of Cowpea Seeds
... of cowpea seeds. Cowpea seeds were stored in four different containers ...But seeds stored in tin container maintained excellent germination percentage and vigor index as the moisture ...
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Protectants against Cowpea Bruchids ( Callosobruchus maculatus(F.) ) on Cowpea Seeds ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
... undamaged seeds in the treatments with clove powder, ash and in the untreated control could be attributed Table ...damaged cowpea seeds following treatment with various protectants against infes- ...
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Application of Plant-Base Fungicides to Control Aflatoxigenic Fungi Producing Mycotoxins in Stored Cowpea Seeds
... The research conducted showed that Petiveria alliacea and Bryophyllum pinnatum were very effective in detoxification and inhibition of aflatoxin production in stored cowpea seeds collected from local ...
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Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical screening of Cowpea seeds (Vigna unguiculata)
... The pharmacognostic evaluation of crude drug plays an important role in judging the censoring acceptability or rejection of crude drugs in the market. The physical constant evaluation of the drugs is an important ...
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Effect of Soaking Temperature on Water Absorption Characteristics of Selected Ghanaian Cowpea Varieties
... of seeds, which have the ability to absorb so much wa- ter, with proteins having a higher water absorption power than ...Asomdwee cowpea seeds could also be another reason for the diffusion coeffi- ...
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Utilization of computer vision and multispectral imaging techniques for classification of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds
... vigor seeds are expected to tolerate high temperature and humidity ...The seeds high in vigor generally provide early and uniform stands, indicating that the seeds have the potential to produce ...
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Phytotoxicity and antifungal activities assessment of two tropical plants oils in west africa
... and Cowpea seeds are mainly used in the diet by people of the West ...Sorghum seeds production was respectively estimated to 1133450 and 1505543 tons (Josserand, ...
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Effect of Seed Powder of Three Pepper Species on the Bionomics of Cowpea Bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius
... The result of this study indicates that seed powder of Piper guineense showed the highest insecticidal activity against Callosobruchus maculatus. After 24 hours of exposure, its toxic effect generally became noticeable ...
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Evaluation of Ripe and Unripe Pawpaw Seeds Powder in the Control of Callosobruchus maculatus in Stored Cowpea
... problems and as much as 20 - 50% of grain is lost because of infestations from C. maculatus [17]. The damage caused by this beetle is constrained to consumption quality only. In other to reduce infestation to the barest ...
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Amino Acid Composition of Cowpea (Vigna ungiculata L Walp) Flour and Its Protein Isolates
... The cowpea (Vigna ungiculata ...rehydrated seeds or processed into flour to make other food prod- ...Thus cowpea must be adequately processed, especially when it is used as a main com- ponent of the ...
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Effects of Rhizobial Inoculation and Phosphatic Fertilizer on Soil Chemical Properties, Growth and Yield of Sorghum -Cowpea Intercrop in Eastern Kenya
... Nutritionally, cowpea grain is rich in protein ...of cowpea are eaten as vegetables (Akibode, ...make cowpea an important staple food for millions of poor people in less developed countries (Coetzee, ...
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Survey on cowpea [vigna unguiculata (l ) walp] cultivation in upper east region of Ghana
... 179 cowpea farmers and 21 Agricultural Extension Officers (AEOs) from 14 communities in 5 main cowpea production districts: Binduri, Builsa South, Garu-Tempane, Kasena-NankanaMunicpal and Talensi (Table ...
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Enhancing Cowpea Production through Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Wide Interspecific Crosses
... cultivated cowpea as the pollen donor and the wild cowpea lines as pollen recipients, pods were generated (plate ...six cowpea accessions used in this study were rescued successfully (Table ...Ni935 ...
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Distribution and Detection of Cowpea Viruses Infecting Cowpea in Uganda
... the cowpea plant, and leaves, fresh peas and fresh pods are equally consumed ...improved cowpea varieties with good resistance to virus ...susceptible cowpea cultivar can be observed de- pending on ...
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Vol 45, No 1 (2015)
... of cowpea, specific plant sandy ...of cowpea (2757 kg / ha) was recorded by foliar fertilization with Green Plant, which is composed N 15 P 45 K 15 + 6 microelements on the ...
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Weed communities on monoculture and intercropping cultivation techniques
... of cowpea that reduced the light received by weeds (Figure 1). Cowpea shade that was created by canopy of cowpea with large numbers of leaves reduced light ...
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Overcoming barriers to trust in agricultural biotechnology projects: a case study of Bt cowpea in Nigeria
... Furthermore, establishing and maintaining trust is criti- cal in the agbiotech field as the introduction of transgenic crops can often be contentious and hindered by public dis- trust [24,25]. Particularly, a frequently ...
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Physicochemical characterization of seeds of fourteen varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) from Côte d'Ivoire
... : Cowpea is a legume consumed in Côte ...whose seeds are widely ...of seeds of fourteen cowpea cultivars in order to identify differences and as soon as possible, select the best cultivars for ...
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