Comparative assessment of vertebrate pest damage on some maize varieties in South-western Nigeria.

Olakojo, S.A.

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dc.contributor.author	Olakojo, S.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-08T04:29:37Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-08T04:29:37Z
dc.date.issued	2001-08-13
dc.identifier.issn	1391-3646
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/12592
dc.description.sponsorship	The incidence of vertebrate pest damage in four maize hybrids and four open pollinated varieties (Ops) was assessed in two agro-ecological regions of South-western Nigeria. Bush fowl damage varied between 11.43% and 45.46%, while other bird pests damage accounted for between 9.93% and 28.77%. Rodent damage was highly significant in Bora (Savanna region) accounting for yield losses between 26.46% and 77.5%, White hybrid maize (8322-13 and Oba Super 1) suffered severe damage with yield loss of 77.55% and 63.63% respectively. Yellow OPs (Suwan 1-SR and DMR-LSR-Y) were also affected with yield losses of 69.0% and 39.3%. Incidence of vertebrate pests was not significant in other locations though of economic importance. In Ilora correlation of rodent damage and relevant agronomic traits of tested varieties showed that plant height was negatively correlated with % rodent damage. White hybrids were preferred to yellow, and yellow Ops were preferred to white by the vertebrate pests assessed.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, SriLanka	en_US
dc.subject	Maize	en_US
dc.subject	Vertebrate pests	en_US
dc.subject	Agronomic characters	en_US
dc.subject	Damage	en_US
dc.subject	Yield	en_US
dc.title	Comparative assessment of vertebrate pest damage on some maize varieties in South-western Nigeria.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US