Agronomic performance of improved Cowpea varieties under natural infestation with Alectra vogelii (benth.) in the northern guinea savannah of Nigeria

Agronomic performance of improved Cowpea varieties under natural infestation with Alectra vogelii (benth.) in the northern guinea savannah of Nigeria

Field trials were conducted over three years at Samaru in the northern Guinea savannah ecological zone of Nigeria to evaluate the performance of 20 improved cowpea varieties under conditions of natural infestation by a parasitic weed, Alectra vogelii (Benth.). Grain yield ranged from 695 to 2043 kg...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olufajo Olusoji Olaolu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2012-10-01
Series:Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
Subjects:
vigna unguiculata
yellow witchweed
parasitic weeds
grain and fodder yields
yield components.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/v10295-012-0011-x

Internet

https://doi.org/10.2478/v10295-012-0011-x

Similar Items