Efficacy of some bio-control agent formulations on scab of cowpea and groundnut late leaf spot in the Nigerian savanna

Abstract

The role of cowpea and groundnut in improving food security and farmers' income in the Nigerian savanna cannot be over emphasized. Cowpea and groundnut are the most economically important grain legume crops of the family Fabaceae that are of vital importance to the livelihood of several millions of people in the Nigerian savanna (Larry et al., 2008). The crops apart from improving soil fertility through nitrogen fixation also provide food, animal feed, alongside cash income to farmers in rural communities (Dugje et al., 2009). Though Nigeria is the largest producer of cowpea in the world and of groundnut in Africa, fungal diseases remain a serious challenge to and www.biotechsocietynigeria.org