September 2024

Evaluation of Corcyra cephalonica Stainton (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) damage and insecticidal efficacy of six plant powders on the three main cereals produced in Burkina Faso

There are different methods of storing grain, some of which involve the use of chemicals. These chemicals have harmful effects on consumer health. To avoid these chemicals, the use of biopesticides constitutes one of the promising solutions. Thus, we evaluated the effectiveness of powders of different plant materials to protect millet, maize and sorghum grains against Corcyra cephalonica [Stainton], the main...

Author(s): Adama Kabore, Rodrigue Serge Wend-penga Sawadogo, Souleymane Koussoube, Aboubacar Boly, Apolline Sanou, Antoine Waongo, Fousséni Traore, Malick N. Ba and Antoine Sanon  

November 2024

Response of kenaf varieties to different threshing methods and storage environments

The study was conducted in the Seed Testing laboratory of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training to determine the response of kenaf to different threshing and packaging materials. Experimental design was a 2 × 3 × 4 × 2 factorial arrangement in CRD with 3 replications. The factors were variety, threshing methods, packaging materials and storage environments. The results showed that kenaf...

Author(s): Olasoji Julius Oluseyi and Adam Akinloye Olosunde