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The Effect of Extracts of Piper guineense Seeds on Insect Pest Damage to Cowpea Plants

The Effect of Extracts of Piper guineense Seeds on Insect Pest Damage to Cowpea Plants

This study examined the effects of foliar applications of three aqueous extracts and one solvent extract of Piper guineense seeds on the vegetative stage of Vigna unguiculata seedlings grown in situ in order to determine the efficacy of P. guineense as a crop insecticide. Measurements of height, leaf length and width, and leaf counts were used to assess growth.