Host Plant Resistance for Cowpea Insect Pest Management

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dc.creatorSingh, S.R.
dc.date1987-12-01
dc.date2025-09-26T11:08:07Z
dc.date2025-09-26T11:08:07Z
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dc.descriptionInsect pests are major constraints in cowpea production. Breeding for insect resistance is a major objective of cowpea improvement programme at IITA. Resistance to leafhoppers and aphids has been incorporated in advanced breeding lines thus eliminating the need for other control measures. Similarly, a moderate level of resistance to thrips and cowpea storage weevil has also been incorporated thus reducing the damage due to these two pests. A moderate level of resistance to legume pod-borer and pod sucking bugs has also been identified and is being incorporated in advanced breeding lines. The long term strategy is to develop cowpea cultivars with multiple resistance to insect and diseases with superior agronomic characters and local adaptability.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/121795
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSingh, S.R. (1987). Host plant resistance for cowpea insect pest management. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 8(4), 765-769.
dc.subjecthost plant resistance
dc.subjectcowpeas
dc.subjectinsect pests
dc.subjectleafhoppers
dc.subjectaphids
dc.subjectthrips
dc.subjectlegume pod borer
dc.subjectresistance
dc.titleHost Plant Resistance for Cowpea Insect Pest Management
dc.typeJournal Article

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