Browsing by Author "Saliu, A.R."

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    EFFECTIVENESS OF AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT OF PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA AND TERMINALIA CATAPPA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CYST NEMATODE (HETERODERA SACCHARI) ON SELECTED RICE VARIETIES
    (Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova, 2017-10-18) Izuogu, N.B.; Saliu, A.R.; Baba, Halimat S.; Olajide, M.C.
    Experiments were conducted at the teaching and research farm of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria to determine the effect of aqueous extract of Peperomia pelliucida and Terminalia catappa on the management of cyst nematode, Heterodera sacchari on some selected rice varieties. A screenhouse preliminary study was first carried out in December, 2014 to assess the pathogenicity of H. sacchari on ten varieties of rice from which five varieties were selected for field trials. The five selected rice varieties were grown on soil inoculated with cysts of H. sacchari. The field experiment was a 5x3 factorial type fitted into a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Soil nematode population, physiochemical soil analysis and phytochemical screening of the tests plants were carried out. Treatment application of aqueous leaf extract were conducted at the 2nd and 7th weeks after transplanting. Data were collected on the plant height, shoot, root weights, yield and soil nematode population. All numerical data were subjected to analysis of variance (Anova) using GENSTAT statistical package 12th edition and where significant differences were observed, means were separated using fisher’s protected LSD. Results from the study revealed that treatment combination of P. pellucida and T. catappa singly with FARO 60, FARO 61, and NERICA 8 performed significantly higher (p>0.05) than the other rice varieties for most of the growth and yield parameter measured. Significant differences occurred between shoot, root, and yield weight of treated plants and their control counterparts. There was no significant difference between the two plant extracts used with respect to parameters measured. Treated plants performed significantly higher than the control. Based on the results of the study, paddy farmers experiencing H. sacchari infestation are encouraged to treat the field with P. pellucida and or T. catappa, especially when planting FARO 60, FARO 61, and NERICA 8 as these combinations promise to give higher yield.
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    PATHOGENICITY OF Meloidogyne Incognita IN SELECTED GROUNDNUT VARIETIES AND ITS MANAGEMENT WITH AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACTS OF WILD SAGE (Lantana Camara L.) AND LOCUST BEAN (Parkia Biglobosa JACQ.)
    (Agrosearch, 2018) Baba, Halimat S.; Izuogu, N.B.; Olajide, M.C.; Dosunmu, O.O.; Ahmed, O.; Saliu, A.R.
    Investigations were conducted to evaluate the pathogenicity of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on four groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties. The efficacy aqueous leaf extracts of Lantana camara and Parkia biglobosa in the management of M. incognita infecting the groundnut varieties was also investigated. A preliminary study was first carried out from November 2014 – January 2015 in a screen house to access the pathogenicity of M. incognita on the four varieties of groundnut. Results obtained from soil and root nematode population led to field trials which involved the management of M. incognita using botanicals. The field experiment which was a 4x3 factorial fitted into Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) commenced in August, 2015. The effects of treatment on plants’ height, number of leaves, weight of fruits and on the population of root and soil nematodes were determined. Phytochemical screening of the active components in the test plant extracts was also conducted. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and significant means were separated using Fisher’s protected LSD. Results from the study revealed that the growth parameters, yields and nematode population were significantly higher (p < 0.05) for the treatment combinations of L. camara and P. biglobosa than the control L. camara leaves extract at 100% performed better than P. biglobosa with respect to all the data measured. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponin, tannin, flavonoids, phenol and glycosides as the active chemical components in the test plants. This bio–active components were responsible for the nematotoxic effect of the leaf extracts. However results indicate that both aqueous extracts of L. camara and P. biglobosa can be used to manage the root-knot nematodes and increase the yield of groundnut without any toxic effects on the plants.