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Host plant resistance to insect pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.): achievements and future prospects

dc.contributor.authorTogola, A.
dc.contributor.authorBoukar, O.
dc.contributor.authorBelko, N.
dc.contributor.authorChamarthi, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorFatokun, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.contributor.authorOigiangbe, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:10:42Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationTogola, A., Boukar, O., Belko, N., Chamarthi, S.K., Fatokun, C., Tamo, M. & Oigiangbe, N. (2017). Host plant resistance to insect pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.): achievements and future prospects. Euphytica, 213(239), 1-16.
dc.identifier.issn0014-2336
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2239
dc.descriptionPublished online: 06 Oct 2017
dc.description.abstractCowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important cash, food and nutritional security grain legume crop in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. However, its productivity is hampered by several biotic stress factors including numerous insect pests that infest and damage the crop at all its development stages in the field as well as during storage. Host plant resistance is an environmental friendly, cost-effective and sustainable pest management option for minimizing the pests’ incidence and severity. This review article aims at describing the major insect pests in cowpea and highlight key past and recent research findings in cowpea resistance to insect pests. It also provides in-depth knowledge in the host-plant resistance mechanisms in cowpea i.e. biophysical, biochemical and physiological factors that regulate the defense systems in the plant. Furthermore, the paper discusses the need for advanced investigation on the genetic basis of the plant defense systems and its application to the crop breeding program for developing new improved materials. The review would support the cowpea breeding program with the overall expectations of developing insect-resistant lines, reducing the input costs of insecticides while also enhancing cowpea productivity in sub-Saharan Africa.
dc.format.extent1-16
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectVigna Unguiculata
dc.subjectPlant Defense
dc.subjectBreeding
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectInsect Pests
dc.subjectHost Plant Resistance
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectGrain Legumes
dc.subjectVarietal Resistance
dc.subjectBiochemical Defense Factors
dc.subjectPhysiological Defense Factors
dc.subjectBiophysical Defense Factors
dc.titleHost plant resistance to insect pests of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.): achievements and future prospects
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationAmbrose Alli University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.researchthemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.journalEuphytica
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid90986
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-2030-1


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