B. I. Richard

Major Diseases of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Benue State of Nigeria

B. I. Richard, M. U. Ukwela & T. Avav · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2018

Aim: Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) farming is an important source of income, food and employment to the teaming population of Benue state indigenes. The disease is one of the major biotic factors undermining groundnut production in the area particularly when the crop is grown i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38372

An Investigation on the Initial Source of Inoculum of Cercospora Leaf Spot Pathogens of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Nigerian Southern Guinea Savannah Ecology

B. I. Richard, A. O. Nwankiti & M. U. Ukwela · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2017

Aim: An investigation was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the possible source of initial inoculum of leaf spot of pathogens of groundnut. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture Makurdi, B...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37329