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Morphology, distribution, and the role of trichomes in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) resistance to the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S. Oghiakhe ,
L.E.N. Jackai ,
W.A. Makanjuola  and
C.J. Hodgson
S. Oghiakhe*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
L.E.N. Jackai
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
W.A. Makanjuola
Affiliation:
Zoology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria
C.J. Hodgson
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, TN 25 5AH, UK.
*
Dr S. Oghiakhe, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Crop Pests Research Programme, P.O. Box 30, Mbita, South Nyanza District, Kenya.
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Abstract

Studies on the morphology and distribution, and the role of trichomes in damage to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) by the legume pod borer Maruca testulalis (Geyer) showed that trichome cover on individual cultivars varied in trichome length and density, but not in trichome type from different plant parts. Trichome density on different parts decreased with increasing plant age. Significant (P <0.05) negative correlations were obtained between total trichome density on pods, pod infestation and damage severity. In contrast, correlations between length of non-glandular trichomes on pods, pod infestation and damage severity were not significant. Results suggest that trichome length may be less important than density in reducing pod damage by M. testulalis in cultivated cowpeas. It is, therefore, concluded that breeding for a higher level of trichomes in high yielding and agronomically desirable cowpea cultivars, will serve as an important component in the integrated management of M. testulalis.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 82 , Issue 4 , December 1992 , pp. 499 - 505
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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