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Title

THE EFFECT OF SEED COAT COLOUR AND DEPTH OF PLANTING ON BUSHFOWL DAMAGE TO PLANTED MAIZE SEEDS

Authors

Modupe Akande, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, University of Ife, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria
A.O. Obajimi, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, University of Ife, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1990

The bushfowl (Francolinus bicalcaratus bicalcaratus L.) is a major avian pest on planted maize seeds. Maize seeds colored green and normal white seeds were planted at different depths of 2.5 cm, 5.0 cm, 7.5 cm, 10.0 cm, 12.5 cm, and 15.0 cm in three different trials between 1987 and 1988. The effect of planting depth was highly significant. Damage occurring to seeds planted at a depth of 2.5 cm was significantly higher than all the other depths, even though there was not significant damage among the other depths.