Screening of cowpea cultivars for resistance to leaf smut

Authors
Adejumo, TO Florini, DA Ikotun, T
Citation
To. Adejumo et al., Screening of cowpea cultivars for resistance to leaf smut, CROP PROT, 20(4), 2001, pp. 303-309
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
CROP PROTECTION
ISSN journal
02612194 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
303 - 309
Database
ISI
SICI code
0261-2194(200105)20:4<303:SOCCFR>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Many of the cowpea cultivars which were resistant to leaf smut disease in B razil were found to be susceptible in Nigeria under high inoculum pressure. Out of 40 cultivars tested, three were found to be immune at Ibadan for tw o seasons and near Kano for one season in 1995. They were IT85F-2805, IT88S -584-1 and TVu 1235. Six cultivars-IAR 48. IT81D-1228-14, IT83D-442, IT86D- 1056. TVu 4031 and TVu 11067 showed resistant reactions at Kano and at Ibad an. The above nine cultivars have high yielding characteristics, therefore they could be adopted for cultivation by farmers where leaf smut severity i s high. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.