Saturday 6 April 2013

COWPEA

Botanical name: Vigna uniguiculata
LAND PREPARATION:
1. Land clearing
2. Stumping
3. Ploughing
4. Harrowing
5. Ridging

PESTS
1. Pod borers
2. Beans beetle
3. Leaf hoppers
CONTROL
1. Use insecticides
2. Early harvesting
3. Good store sanitation

DISEASES
1. Mosaic disease
2. Bacterial blight
3. Nematode disease
4. Damping off
CONTROL
1. Plant resistant varieties
2. Removal of infected plants
3. Soil disinfection with nematicides
4. Crop rotation