Laboratory evaluation of six improved cowpea Vigna unguiculata varieties for susceptibility to seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Storage

Laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the susceptibility of six improved cowpea varieties to seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) attack at a temperature of 29 ± 2 °C and a relative humidity of 65 ± 3%. Fifty grams of each variety were weighed in Kilner jar...

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Main Authors: Raymond Busayo Titilope, Musa Abdulrasak Kannike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tarbiat Modares 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Crop Protection
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Online Access:http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-16626-en.html