Y. I. Uwaidem

Insect Pest Complex and Beneficial Insects Associated with Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) (Lam.) in Southern Nigeria and Key Pests to Consider in Control Programmes

Y. I. Uwaidem, O. A. Borisade, R. A. Essien & E. A. Akpan · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2018

Survey of insects on sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (Lam) was conducted in Southern Nigeria during two cultivation periods within a season, March-July and August-December, to identify key pests and beneficial species that can be exploited in future biocontrol programmes.  The reco...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2018/44189

Priming F1-resistant Tomato Hybrid (Lindo-F1) Seedlings with Copper-I-Oxide Metalaxyl Composite Fungicide before Infection Enhanced Resistance to Fusarium Wilt

O. A. Borisade & Y. I. Uwaidem · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2018

Vascular wilt disease caused by soilborne Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici is a serious constraint to production of tomato in Southwestern Nigeria. F1-resistant tomato hybrid, Lindo-F1 seedlings were primed with Copper-I-Oxide Metalaxyl (CM) fungicide containing 65% Copper-1-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i329615

Preliminary Report on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Sensu lato) From Some Tomato Producing Agroecological Areas in Southwestern Nigeria and Susceptibility of F1-Resistant Tomato Hybrid (F1-Lindo) to Infection

O. A. Borisade, Y. I. Uwaidem & A. E. Salami · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Aims: To isolate Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici from infected tomato plants in selected tomato producing agroecological areas in Southwestern Nigeria and evaluate susceptibility of F1-resistant tomato hybrid (F1-Lindo) to infection, to understand the propensity of adopting...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/34626