Effect Of Four Cowpea Varieties In The Management Of Nematodes In Maiduguri,
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Effect Of Four Cowpea Varieties In The Management Of Nematodes In Maiduguri, Semi-arid Region Of Nigeria
Field trial was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, during the 2006 and 2007 cropping seasons to determine the effectiveness of four cowpea varieties in nematode management. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design. Four cowpea Varieties (IT89KD-288, IT90K-277-2, Kanannado and Borno Brown), form the treatments. Scutellonema, Helicotylenchus, Tylenchorynchus, Hoplolaimus, Meloidogyne and microbivorous species were identified. Tylenchus and Trichodorus were only found in traces in 2006. IT90K-277-2 and IT89KD-288 suppressed populations of all identified nematode genera except Meloidogyne. Kanannado reduced po
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