SURVEY ON AWARENESS OF FALL ARMYWORM AND THE EFFECT ON THE YIELD OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L) PRODUCTION IN YEWA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OGUN STATE

Coker, Temitope and Okparavero, Oluwaseun and Lawal, Raimot Adepeju (2021) SURVEY ON AWARENESS OF FALL ARMYWORM AND THE EFFECT ON THE YIELD OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L) PRODUCTION IN YEWA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OGUN STATE. In: Presented at the 5th National Conference of the School of Pure & Applied Sciences Federal Polytechnic Ilaro held between 29 and 30th September, 2021. Theme: Food Security and Safety: A Foothold for Development of Sustainable Economy in Nigeria, 29th – 30th September, 2021, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation in Africa countries presents significant threats to maize production in Nigeria. Such infestation has major economic implications in terms of the cost of measures taken at individual and international levels. One hundred and seventy seven (177) sample of questionnaire was prepared for those villages in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State and a total of one hundred and thirty three (133) questionnaires was recovered from the field. The socio economic characteristics of the study shows that 88% of the respondents are men, 85% of the farmers are married and 39.1% have their level of education up to the secondary school level. Also 84.2% of the respondents adopted the intercropping system of planting. The study shows that most farmers were not aware of the pest called fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) due to lack of equipment /chemicals coupled with illiteracy. If only the agricultural extension agent can be of help to farmers in organizing a formal education to innovate and train the farmers on how to operate the equipment, the quantity of chemicals to be used in reducing the invasion of the pest thereby increasing maize production.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr. Bolanle Yisau I.
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2022 11:01
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2022 11:09
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1970

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