The use of wood ash for the protection of stored cowpea seed (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) against Bruchidae (Coleoptera)

Title: The use of wood ash for the protection of stored cowpea seed (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) against Bruchidae (Coleoptera)
Creator: Katanga Apuuli, J
Creator: Villet, Martin H
Date Issued: 1996
Date: 1996
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6864
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011196
Description: Dry wood-ash has been reported to provide effective, cheap and safe control of several pests of stored seeds by providing mechanical protection, especially if it is thoroughly mixed with the seed. Mixtures of seed and either clays, ash, talc, or sand are among the earliest recommendations for controlling bruchids in beans (Metcalf 1917; Headlee 1924; Subramanian 1935; Deay & Amos 1936; Lever 1941). Such use of ash has been reported on subsistence farms in Uganda (Davies 1970). However, little is known of the actual ratios of ash and beans needed for effective protection, or of the mechanism of protection. These issues motivated this investigation.
Format: 2 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Katanga Apuuli, J and Villet, M.H. (1996) The use of wood ash for the protection of stored cowpea seed (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) against Bruchidae (Coleoptera). African Entomology, 4 (1). pp. 97-98.

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Villet, Martin Herrer (Prof)

RU Department of Zoology and Entomology

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