Browsing by Author "Aliyu, R.H."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    INVITRO EFFICACY OF LIME PEELS FOR THE CONTROL OF COWPEA WEEVILS (Callosobruchus maculatus L. Walp) IN KEFFI, NIGERIA
    (Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2019-06-12) Abdulkarim, B.M.; Yahaya, S.A.; Oroja, N.; Sani, M.H.; Aliyu, R.H.
    In order to evaluate the efficacy of lime (Citrus aurantifolia) peels in the control of cowpea weevils, a study was carried out on stored infested and non-infested cowpeas seeds which were treated with 5g of powdered lime peels and 2g of dress force. The control did not include any of the two potential pesticides. The infested seeds were covered with net of 0.2mm mesh size to prevent the entry of insects and to aid ventilation, while the non-infested cowpeas were left opened for natural weevil infestation. The effects of these treatments for infested and non-infested seeds were evaluated using different doses of the treatments. Results showed that the presence of the two pesticides had significant (P < 0.05) effect on the mortality rates of weevils in all the days but was higher in powdered 5g powdered lime peels between days 17 and 19 with the values (12.33 and 12.00) which is higher than the 2g dress force of the same day with the values (8.00 and 14.00) but was lowest in the control in the same day with the values (5.33 and 6.33) respectively, this also caused a reduction in number of seeds infested and number of adults weevils eggs laid. Significant differences were observed at (P< 0.05) on the effect of the lime peels on C. maculatuscompared to the control, treatment of both infested and non-infested cowpeas. Limepeels were found to be efficacious in the management of cowpea weevils (C. maculatus) in storage which is more environmentally friendly.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Moulds Associated with Deterioration of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) and Proximate Analysis of Infected Fruits in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
    (Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2020-09-03) Anadi, A.C.; Abdulkarim, B.M.; Aliyu, R.H.
    A study was carried out on moulds associated with deterioration of mango fruits and proximate analysis of infected fruits in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The disease survey covered four locations in Keffi. The locations include; Keffi Market, FMC Round about, Angwan Lambu and High Court. The four locations were visited four times and a total of 64 mango fruits were collected and sampled. Forty two (42) fruits were infected with different fungal diseases while twenty two (22) were free from fungal infection. The fungal species isolated and identified were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Mucor hiemalis and Rhizopus stolonifer. Their frequencies of occurrence were 28.57%, 23.81%, 23.81% and 23.81% respectively. FMC Round About and High Court has the highest frequency of occurrence (18.75%) and Angwan Lambu has the least occurrence (12.50%). There was no significant difference (P<0.05) in the incidence of different isolates in relation to locations. Analysis of the nutritional contents of infected mango fruits showed increase in the moisture content and reduction in crude fibre, crude ash, crude protein and crude carbohydrates level compared with uninfected fruits. The result for pathogenicity test showed that Aspergillus niger was the most virulent, while Mucor hiemalis was the least virulent or may be mere contaminate. Consumption of deteriorated mango fruits should be avoided because of the health implication of swallowing these fungal isolates.