Biology, Ecology, and Management Strategies of Pests (Insects and Vetebrate) Associated with Cultivated Field Pea (Pisum sativum Linn) in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria | Chapter 12 | Advanced Research in Biological Science Vol. 3

 This episode aimed to decide the incidence and identify infections of field pea in big growing areas of Nigeria. Pulses are main legume crops of age all over the world and are a good beginning of plant proteins for humans and be a part of natural soil fertilizers with the volume to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Pisum sativum is usually called field droplet which belongs to the Family Fabaceae. Field survey was carried out on bug and vertebrate infections infesting the crop in both irrigated and rain-augment fields in northern guinea grassland, Nigeria. The percentage incidence of pest’s plague was calculated each sampling area. Identification of the pests was done utilizing identification answers. Shika dam has the highest percentage occurrence of insects accompanying 60% followed by Katanga, Zangon danbarno and Rapiyam fan with 20% while Razek fan has 15 %. Sabuwa has the slightest with 10%. Cereals, Tomato, sprinkle were found to be mature either intercropped or adjacent field personal outerwear farms in both irrigated and rain- augment fields which suggest attainable transfer of the insect and still the use of surface irrigation may have dressed as source of broadcast of the insects.  A total of six insect plague were identified from the six various sampling positions (Spodoptera exigua Hwan, Spodoptera exempta Walk, Heliocoverpa armigera Hubn, Etiella zinckenella Trerischk, Tetranychus urticae and Caliothrips sp.) and one mammal (Rattus sp.). Tetranychus sp. and Caliothrips sp. resume up to the podding stage, nevertheless all insect pests are more hurtful during the tree stage. It is advised that farmers undertake solitary cutting and refrain from intercropping with naive hosts.

Author(s) Details:

H. Ibrahim,
Department of Biological Sciences, Kaduna State University, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

D. B. Dangora,
Department of Botany Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

B. Y. Abubakar,
Department of Botany Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

A. B. Suleiman,
Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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