EFFECT OF DEFOLIATION AT DIFFERENT GROWTH STAGES ON YIELD AND PROFITABILITY OF COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP.)

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Rahman, S. A., Ibrahim, U. and Ajayi, F. A. 2008. EFFECT OF DEFOLIATION AT DIFFERENT GROWTH STAGES ON YIELD AND PROFITABILITY OF COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP)..pdf (3.78 MB)

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2008-07-06

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Department of Agronomy, Nasarawa State University Keffi

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The defoliation of cowpea in the vegetative stage significantly decreased grain yield and profitability, while percent intensity of the defoliation provided the highest grain yield and profit in the cowpea production.

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Growth stages, Defoliation intensity, Cowpea profitability.

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SA Rahman ٠ا u Ibrahim 2 and FA Ajayi 3 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, P.M.B. 135, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. 2Crop Production Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Bauchi State, Nigeria. 3Department of Agronomy, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, P.M.B. 135, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3048

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