Effect and infestation levels of groundnut pod borer ( Elasmolomus sordidus ) on groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea ) and farm
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Effect and infestation levels of groundnut pod borer (Elasmolomus sordidus) on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and farm control measures in Tedema, Builsa-North District of the Upper East Region, Ghana Eric Kuopuobe Naawe 1,2
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Elijah Dakorah Angyiereyiri 1
Received: 23 October 2019 / Accepted: 4 February 2020 # African Association of Insect Scientists 2020
Abstract Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), an ancient oilseed crop is cultivated worldwide for its beneficial uses. It is one of the main cultivated crops in Northern Ghana. Pod borers (Elasmolomus sordidus) are the major biotic setbacks of groundnut production in the Upper East Region of Ghana, where it infests almost every farm in the region especially Tedema in the Builsa North District. The research hence assess the effects of the pod borer on the groundnut, and find measures to control it. There was a high positive correlation between days of exposer of the groundnut to Elasmolomus sordidus, and weight loss of the groundnut kernel with above 80% correlation coefficient and p < 0.05 for all analysis. The % pod infestation and weight loss ranged from 11.80% to 26.04% and 9.01% to 22.17%, respectively. The abundance of Elasmolomus sordidus on the field increase with time. The weight loss of groundnut kernel caused by Elamolomus sordidus also increases with time of exposer of the groundnut to Elasmolomus sordidus. Farm sanitation and immediate harvesting of the groundnut after the uprooting of the groundnut are control measures identified to offset the pod borer infestation. Platostoma africanum was also identified to repel Elasmolomus sordidus when placed within the groundnuts as it reduces the infestation of Elasmolomus sordidus on the groundnut. Further research strategies are recommended for the effect of pests on the oil content and germination properties of the groundnut. Keywords Elasmolomus sordidus . Groundnut . Pod infestation . Kernel . Ghana
Introduction Legumes are vital in the functioning of biodiversity where they incorporate atmospheric gases such as nitrogen into the soil for the survival of plants and other soil biota (FAO 2014). They include; beans, Bambara groundnut, dawadawa, and groundnuts/peanuts. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed and food crop that is said to have a genome size of 2891 Mbp, * Eric Kuopuobe Naawe [email protected] 1
Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box 24, Navrongo Campus, Navrongo, Ghana
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Department of Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Ayhan Şahenk Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51240, Central Campus, Niğde, Turkey
allotetraploid (2n = 4x = 40) in nature, self-pollinated (Janila and Mula 2015; Nigam 2014; Janila et al. 2016) and is cultivated globally (Torres et al. 2014) for its many beneficial uses. Groundnuts are important source of dietary protein, lipid, oil, carbohydrate, vitamins B and E (FAO 1994; Martinson 2009) and as an im
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