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Assessment of black pod disease outbreak in Southwest, Nigeria

Peter M. Etaware and Adegboyega Rasheed Adedeji

J. Agri. Res. Adv., 01 (03):38-45

Peter M. Etaware: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Adegboyega Rasheed Adedeji: Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Article History: Received on: 02-Jul-19, Accepted on: 18-Sep-19, Published on: 30-Sep-19

Corresponding Author: Peter M. Etaware

Email: peterparkers007@gmail.com

Citation: Etaware PM and Adedeji AR (2019). Assessment of black pod disease outbreak in Southwest, Nigeria. J. Agri. Res. Adv., 01 (03):38-45


Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate Black pod disease (BPD) infection and Cocoa farming in Nigeria.

Method and Materials: 12 Stations were mapped out for research from 4 important cocoa-producing States in Southwest, Nigeria. The Stations were monitored periodically for BPD outbreak. Infected cocoa pods and topsoil samples were collected for laboratory analysis. BPD outbreak was recurrent in all the stations (100%)..

Results: It was immense in August in Station 1 (30.0%), Station 3 (23.0%), Station 11 (16.0%), Station 4 (9.0%), Station 5 (7.0%), and Station 8 (3.0%). Massive cocoa pod destruction was noticed in September in Station 1 (100.0%), Station 3 (96.7%), Station 5 (85.7%), Station 11 (84.3%), and Station 4 (70.0%) with the exception of Station 8 (100% in October).

Conclusion: The present study was able to show that BPD outbreak occurred massively between July-September while cocoa pods infection was massive between August-September. Therefore, farmers in Nigeria are advised to apply treatment at the beginning (March) and middle (June) of the raining season to avoid crop lose and minimize fungicide misuse.


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