Evaluation of responses of five cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) varieties to field infestation by major insect pests of cowpea

The study was conducted to evaluate yield response of five cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) varieties to field infestation and damage by major insect pests of cowpea. Three local varieties of cowpea, namely, Sokoto, Oloyin and Drum, and two International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) varieties, IT 90K-277-2 and IT90K-76, were planted on the Teaching and Research Farm of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), Ogun State, Nigeria in September, 2006 and repeated in September, 2007. The experiment was laid out in Randomised Complete Block Design in split plots arrangement. Insecticidal spray constitutes the main plot while variety was the sub-plot. The main plot size was 19.4 m × 19 m and each of the sub-plot was 2.4 m × 3 m. The space between sub-plots was 1 m. Data from the sprayed plots were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the unsprayed ones in the two seasons. Irrespective of season, the unsprayed plot of IT 90K-277-2 has a significantly (P < 0.05) high incidence of Ootheca mutabilis. The local variety, “Drum” has the highest incidence of flower thrip – Megalurothrips sjostedti in the two planting seasons. The highest mean number of peduncles/plant and pods/plant was in “IT 90K-277-2”. In both seasons, “IT90K-76” has a significantly (P < 0.05) lower number of damaged seeds and pods and “Oloyin” a significantly (P < 0.05) higher mean number of total pod sucking bugs. The grain yield was in the order IT90K-76 > Oloyin > IT 90K-277-2 > Sokoto > Drum.     

烟田中静电喷雾和电动喷雾下噻虫嗪的防效及对昆虫群落的影响

【目的】探明静电喷雾与电动喷雾对噻虫嗪防治害虫效果及烟田昆虫群落的影响,为静电喷雾在烟草上的推广应用提供理论依据。【方法】利用静电喷雾与电动喷雾法喷施0.66 g·L~(-1)25%噻虫嗪水分散粒剂,施药1、3、7 d后,测定2种方法对烟蚜与斜纹夜蛾的防治效果、在烟株与土壤中的沉积以及对昆虫群落的影响。【结果】喷施25%噻虫嗪水分散粒剂1、3、7 d后,静电喷雾对烟蚜和斜纹夜蛾的防治效果均显著高于电动喷雾的防治效果,且防治效果均随时间的推移而升高。噻虫嗪在静电喷雾处理区烟叶上的沉积量高于电动喷雾处理区烟叶上的沉积量,而在静电喷雾处理区土壤中的沉积量低于电动喷雾处理区土壤中的沉积量,且都随时间的推移而降低。静电喷雾与电动喷雾均引起烟田昆虫群落的变化,静电喷雾引起的害虫和中性昆虫的数量变化大于电动喷雾,但天敌昆虫的数量变化小于电动喷雾,且静电喷雾区烟田的物种丰富度明显高于电动喷雾区,可见静电喷雾施药对烟田昆虫群落的影响小于电动喷雾施药。静电喷雾的S_t/S_i与S_n/S_p比值明显高于电动喷雾,说明静电喷雾烟田中昆虫群落稳定性高于电动喷雾烟田中昆虫群落的稳定性。【结论】相比电动喷雾,静电喷雾能够提高噻虫嗪在烟叶上的沉积量,从而提高噻虫嗪对害虫的防治效果,同时减少噻虫嗪在土壤中的沉积量,提高噻虫嗪的生态安全性,因此,静电喷雾在烟草病虫害防治上具有较好的应用前景。     

Alarming increase in the incidence of Cucumber mosaic virus in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in northern Nigeria

Cowpea plays a key nutritional role in the diet of the Nigerian people. Viral diseases are a major limitation to cowpea production worldwide, and thus, constant viral surveillance is crucial for monitoring and management purposes. In this study, cowpea leaf samples from fields in three northern Nigeria states, Kano, Kaduna and Niger, were tested to determine the status of six common viruses previously reported in these cowpea-producing states following the release of virus-resistant varieties. Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV), Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus (BICMV), Cowpea mottle virus, Southern bean mosaic virus and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were detected. Cowpea yellow mosaic virus, which was previously reported in all three states, was not detected in any of the samples tested, while CMV that was previously regarded as unimportant to cowpea production in Nigeria had the highest incidence in all three states, and the overall highest incidence of 58.8%, while CABMV had the lowest incidence (7.5%). CMV was also present in seven of the ten mixed infection combinations detected. Dual infection of CMV and BICMV, which often results in cowpea stunt, the most devastating cowpea disease in the USA, was the most frequently detected mixed infection (28.1%) and was detected in all three states. This observed elevation in CMV infection in cowpea must be closely monitored and swiftly managed to avert possible devastating crop yield losses.     

Field tests with insecticides and insect growth regulators to control insect pests of cowpea and its effects on certain beneficial insects

A small‐plot tests were conducted on cowpea, Vigna ungiculata (L.) Walp, to determine the effectiveness of 14 selected insecticides representing four insecticide classes (organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and insect growth regulators, IGRs), and four insecticide/IGR mixtures on cowpea insect pests and its effects on certain beneficial insects. By day 3 after treatement, the insecticides phenthoate, isoxathion, cyanophos, carbaryl, and cypermethrin used at sub‐recommended rates reduced the leafhopper, Empoasca spp., populations by >83% than those in the control. On that day, all insecticide treatments significantly reduced the cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora, numbers below that of the control. The prothiofos, isoxathion, pirimicarb, and fenpropathrin treatments provided continuing control to both leafhoppers and aphids through day 21 after spraying. It seems that most insecticide treatments were not effective in whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, control. The best control of the whitefly immatures was obtained by day 3 after spraying in plots received thiodicarb (76%) and fenpropathrin (60%). All selected insecticides and rates used had very low residual effect against B. tabaci immatures. By day 3 posttreatment, the carbaryl (2.02 kg/ha) caused completely protection for cowpea pods frMw blue pea butterfly, Lampides boeticus, larvae. The IGRs, flufenoxuron and Dowco‐439, applied alone and those applied in mixtures with insecticides, carbaryl/teflubenzuron, chlorpyrifos/XRD‐473, and methomyl/ flufenoxuron, exhibited satisfactory control (>81%) to butterfly larvae on day 7 posttreatment. All treatments did not exhibit a considerable residual activity against L. boeticus larvae through 2–3 weeks followed spray. Most insecticides applied at the higher rates used significantly reduced the numbers of limabean pod borer, Etiella zinckenella, larvae found in cowpea pods collected on day 7 after application. The IGRs, flufenoxuron and Dowco‐439, applied alone, at 0.119 kg/ha, or in mixtures, methomyl/flufenoxuron (0.167 kg/ha) and chlorpyrifos/Dowco‐439 (0.911 kg/ha) caused >73% control of E. zinckenella larvae through day 21 posttreatment. The best control of cowpea weevil, Callosobru‐chus spp., adults (>83%), on day 3 after spraying, was obtained in treatments of cyanophos (1.19 kg/ha), prothiofos (1.43 kg/ha), flufenoxuron (0.119 kg/ha), and chlorpyrifos/Dowco‐439 (0.911 kg/ha). The IGR flufenoxuron applied alone or in mixture, methomyl/flufenoxuron (0.164 kg/ ha) exhibited satisfactory residual activity against Callosobruchus adults through day 21 posttreatment. Percentage seed damage by the larvae of cowpea weevils was significantly lower in most treatments than that of control. Populations of insect predators found in all treated plots were extremely reduced than those found in untreated plots. By day 21 after spraying, the IGRs flufenoxuron, XRD‐473, and Dowco‐439, applied at the low rate of 0.071 kg/ha, seemed to be less effect against insect predators than other insecticides used.     

Production of intraspecific F1 hybrids between wild and cultivated accessions of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp.) using conventional methods

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important food legume in the tropics. It belongs to the Phaseoleae (L.) tribe (Fabaceae family), it is diploid and its chromosome number is 22. Its gene pool includes the cultivated cowpea and its wild relatives, which are connected with Vigna subgenus, Catiang section. Cowpea has a great potential in increasing food legume production. The cowpea varieties, however, are susceptible to a number of insect pests, especially the pod borer Maruca testulalis and a pod sucking-bug complex (e.g.: Clavigralla tomentosicollis, Anoplocnemis curvipes and Riptortus dentipes), which cause severe damage. The crossing programme presented here exploits the variability existing in the wild African germplasm of V. unguiculata and cultivated cowpea. To incorporate the insect pest resistance into the cultivated cowpea economically, reciprocal crosses between wild forms and cowpea varieties were performed, using the stigmatic pollination methods at anthesis. Some barriers were found in these intraspecific crosses. In the majority of reciprocal crosses, the growth of the pollen tubes was arrested in the stigmatic tissue. Only 16.01% of the ovules were fertilised. In these ovules, embryo development was normal at about 20-25 days after pollination. The failure of the intraspecific crosses in about 80.7% of the cases is thus the result of the lack of fertilisation and the unfertilised ovules. There seems to exist considerable incompatibility within the primary cowpea gene pool. The breeding programme carried out under controlled conditions has proved to be less successful in developed cowpea intraspecific F1 hybrids. Further studies should concentrate on germplasm from Africa with documented resistance to major insect pests. In addition, the application of techniques for bypassing barriers to hybridisation of parent genotypes should enable these embryos to grow to plants.     

蔬菜害虫防治技术的发展与应用

<正> 我国幅员广、气候差异大、蔬菜品种多、茬口复杂、其害虫种类已达300多种,重要的有40余种。其发生情况常因蔬菜品种、栽培制度、气候类型不同而异。其     

Efficacy of combined application of Trichoderma asperellum NG T158, Aloe vera leaf extract and poultry manure for the management of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum causing anthracnose disease on cowpea

Anthracnose disease is a major constraint for the production of cowpea, accounting for significant yield losses in Nigeria. Trials were conducted in 2016 and 2017 to evaluate an integrated approach in the management of anthracnose disease on cowpea. The experiment was conducted in a screenhouse with ten treatments and three replications in a completely randomised design using a susceptible cowpea variety IT07K-298-9. Ten varieties of cowpea were evaluated for seed-to-plant transmission of pathogen with respect to disease incidence, severity, and yield. The highest yield of 12–14 pods per plant was observed in treatment of Trichoderma asperellum and poultry manure combined. Seed treatments using T. asperellum and soil amendment with poultry manure had a significantly (P?=?0.05) lower disease incidence of 8.4–10.5%. This study showed the potential of combining naturally occurring organic products in the ecosystem that compete favourably with synthetic fungicides in the management of anthracnose disease of cowpea.     

Effect of cowpea monocultures and polycultures with sorghum and greengram on predatory arthropods

Prior to implementing biological control, knowledge on availability of the possible enemies of pest(s) is important. Therefore, as part of a larger on-farm study whose main objective was to develop a farmer-friendly package for the management of cowpea pests, the diversity and abundance of insect predators within cowpea cropping systems (sole crops and intercrops) were monitored at three diverse locations in eastern Uganda. Coccinellids, syrphid larvae, spiders, Orius sp. and earwigs were observed at all locations. Abundance of Coccinellids and syrphid larvae were not influenced by the cowpea genotype nor cropping systems. Contrastingly, the abundance of predatory Orius sp., spiders and earwigs differed significantly among the cowpea cropping systems, being more common in the cowpea pure stands and cowpea + greengram than in the cowpea + sorghum intercrops.     

Use of cowpea trypsin inhibitor (CpTI) to protect plants against insect predation

Transgenic tobacco plants expressing a cowpea trypsin inhibitor gene have enhanced levels of insect resistance to a variety of insect pests. Furthermore, insect bioassay has shown the cowpea trypsin inhibitor to have anti-metabolic activity to insect pests of the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Orthoptera. The advantages and disadvantages of this approach to developing insect resistant crops is discussed in relationship to other methods, including conventional plant breeding and chemical control. Eventually it is hoped that African farmers will benefit from this industrially sponsored research.     

Constitutive expression of a cowpea trypsin inhibitor gene,CpTi, in transgenic rice plants confers resistance to two major rice insect pests

The gene encoding a cowpea trypsin inhibitor (CpTI), which confers insect resistance in trangenic tobacco, was introduced into rice. Expression of the CpTi gene driven by the constitutively active promoter of the rice actin 1 gene (Act1) leads to high-level accumulation of the CpTI protein in transgenic rice plants. Protein extracts from transgenic rice plants exhibit a strong inhibitory activity against bovine trypsin, suggesting that the proteinase inhibitor produced in transgenic rice is functionally active. Small-scale field tests showed that the transgenic rice plants expressing the CpTi gene had significantly increased resistance to two species of rice stem borers, which are major rice insect pests. Our results suggest that the cowpea trypsin inhibitor may be useful for the control of rice insect pests.     

陕北谷子品种更替过程中产量及农艺性状的演变

选择不同年代(1960s—1970s、1980s—1990s、2000s—2010s)在陕北种植的6个谷子品种为试验材料,于2018—2019年在陕西榆林进行田间试验,研究分析了不同年代品种谷子产量及其农艺性状的演变特征。结果表明: 随年代更替,谷子品种产量呈现明显增加趋势,2000s—2010s选育的品种平均产量分别为0.46(2018)和0.66 kg·m^-2(2019),较2000s前的品种显著增产,增产幅度22%～53%;株高、穗重、叶重和杆重与产量趋势类似;而千粒重和穗长表现相对稳定,随品种更替并未呈现明显变化;旗叶宽度虽然变幅不大,但随品种更替呈明显增大趋势。相关性分析表明,穗重、杆重、叶重和株高与产量之间呈极显著相关。主成分分析显示,2000s—2010s谷子品种具有更大的优势。陕北谷子品种更替过程中主要通过株高和穗重的改良来增加单位面积产量,未来谷子高产育种应注重株高、穗重、杆重和叶重性状改良,尤其应探索适合机械收割的最优株高。     

Controlling the sugar beet fly Pegomyia mixta Vill. with entomopathogenic nematodes

Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris L. is a strategic crop of sugar industry in Egypt. It is threatened by several insect pests among most important of them is the beet fly Pegomyia mixta. This work deals with the biological control of this insect using four entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs). The nematodes included Steinernema carpocapsae S2, Steinernema feltiae, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (HB1-3) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora S1. Daily mortality of larvae and pupae of P. mixta were recorded after treatment with serial concentrations (500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 infective juveniles (IJs)/ml) of each of four studied EPNs. In the laboratory all tested nematodes killed the larvae inside their mines in the sugar beet leaves and developed in their bodies in different extends. They also killed the insect pupae in the soil and developed in their bodies. Young larvae were more susceptible than old ones. New pupae were more susceptible than old ones. In the field a single spray of S. feltiae or H. bacteriophora caused 81.3 or 75.9% reduction in the larval population of the in sugar beet leaves.     

Genetic transformation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and stable transmission of the transgenes to progeny

Cowpeas are nutritious grains that provide the main source of protein, highly digestible energy and vitamins to some of the world's poorest people. The demand for cowpeas is high but yields remain critically low, largely because of insect pests. Cowpea germplasm contains little or no resistance to major insect pests and a gene technology approach to adding insect protection traits is now a high priority. We have adapted features of several legume and other transformation systems and reproducibly obtained transgenic cowpeas that obey Mendelian rules in transmitting the transgene to their progeny. Critical parameters in this transformation system include the choice of cotyledonary nodes from developing or mature seeds as explants and a tissue culture medium devoid of auxins in the early stages, but including the cytokinin BAP at low levels during shoot initiation and elongation. Addition of thiol-compounds during infection and co-culture with Agrobacterium and the choice of the bar gene for selection with phosphinothricin were also important. Transgenic cowpeas that transmit the transgenes to their progeny can be recovered at a rate of one fertile plant per thousand explants. These results pave the way for the introduction of new traits into cowpea and the first genes to be trialled will include those with potential to protect against insect pests.     

华北棉区主要害虫抗药性监测与治理技术示范

【目的】华北地区转基因Bt棉大面积种植后,刺吸式口器害虫已成为棉花主要害虫。本研究旨在监测明确棉花主要害虫对田间常用杀虫剂抗性水平变化,以指导田间合理用药。【方法】2013-2015年分别采用叶片药膜法和点滴法系统监测了河北省邱县、山东省滨州市、河南省西华县棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera、棉蚜Aphis gossypii、绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum对常用杀虫药剂的抗性动态变化情况。【结果】棉铃虫对辛硫磷、高效氯氟氰菊酯抗性呈上升趋势,抗性倍数都在20倍以上,对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐从敏感状态转为中等水平抗性,抗性倍数在10倍以上。棉蚜对杀虫剂抗性水平都比较高,特别是对氧化乐果、高效氯氰菊酯、吡虫啉都已产生了高水平抗性,抗性倍数都在100倍以上。绿盲蝽对吡虫啉从敏感状态转为中等水平抗性,抗性倍数在10倍以上,对马拉硫磷、灭多威等药剂抗性倍数还维持在10倍以下,对高效氯氟氰菊酯只监测到滨州种群产生了中等水平的抗性,抗性倍数达到了95倍。在明确棉花害虫抗药性水平的基础上,对山东滨州棉花害虫实施了以轮换用药为主的抗性治理示范,示范区比农户自防对照区减少3次用药,增加棉花产量7.53%,节本增收109.16元,取得了较好的示范效果和经济效益。【结论】当前华北棉区主要害虫抗性水平上升,急需开展以轮换用药为主的抗性治理措施。     

豇豆优异种质综合评价

摘要 以60份具有早熟、矮秆、多荚、大粒、抗逆、抗病虫、高蛋白性状的优异种质为材料,在河北、河南与安徽进行多点农艺性状综合评价,评选出48份优异种质,其中34个品种达到一级优异种质标准.这些优异种质已结合鉴定繁种入国家中期库,以备科研与生产利用.     

Reduction of insect pest attack on sorghum and cowpea by intercropping

Two experiments to establish the relationship between insect suppression by intercropping and grain yield in sorghum and cowpea were conducted under field conditions. Treatments consisted of monocrops and intercrops of sorghum and cowpea and an additional pair of monocultures and mixtures protected by insecticides. Intercropping reduced the numbers of stem borer,Chilo partellus in sorghum and thrips,Megalurothrips sjostedti in cowpea. In the monocropped, unprotected sorghum, yield was reduced by 28% compared to the protected monocrop, while reduction in the unprotected intercropped sorghum was 15% compared to the protected intercrop. Similarly, in the unprotected cowpea, monocrop yield was reduced by 94% and intercrop yield was reduced by 51%. Thus, there are yield advantages under conditions where intercropping reduces insect pest density. Intercropping can form a component of an integrated pest management programme.     

Reprint of: Biological control of rice insect pests in China

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world. China has the second largest area of the rice growing in the world and the highest yield of rice produced. Infestation by insect pests, especially rice planthoppers, stem borers and leaf folders, is always a serious challenge to rice production in China. Current methods for controlling insect pests in China mainly include good farming practices, biological control, breeding and growing resistant varieties, and the use of chemical insecticides. However, for farmers, the favorite method for insect pest control is still the application of chemical insecticide, which not only causes severe environmental pollution and the resurgence of herbivores but also reduces populations of the natural enemies of herbivores. To control insect pests safely, effectively and sustainably, strategies encouraging biological control are currently demanded. Here we review the progress that has been made in the development and implementation of biological controls for rice in China since the 1970s. Such progress includes the species identification of the natural enemies of rice insect pests, the characterization of their biology, and the integration of biological controls in integrated pest management. To develop effective ecological engineering programs whose aim is to implement conservation biological controls, further research, including the evaluation of the roles of plants in non-crop habitats in conservation biological controls, volatiles in enhancing efficiency of natural enemies and natural enemies in manipulating insect pests, and education to increase farmers’ knowledge of biological controls, is proposed.     

Effect of cultural methods on Striga (Striga hermonthica (Del.)) Benth management and yield of cereals in the Savanna Zone of Nigeria: a review

Data were obtained from the research done in the Guinea Savanna (Zaria 11°11′N; 070 38′E) and Sudan Savanna (Maiduguri ?11°51′N; 13°15′E) regions of Nigeria, respectively on different cultural methods of Striga control and management. In the Guinea Savanna, trials on the effects of nitrogen on the response of resistant and susceptible upland rice varieties to Striga hermonthica infestation and the effect of resistant and susceptible varieties of maize and crop rotation on Striga infestation was carried out, while the effect of inter-cropping trap crop (Bambaranut) with resistant sorghum varieties on S. hermonthica was studied in the Sudan Savanna Zone of Nigeria. In the Guinea Savanna, it was observed that a combination of upland rice variety, Faro 40 and an application of 90 kg N/ha in the wet season and WAB 56-50 upland rice variety and 120 kg N/ha in the dry season, respectively reduced Striga infestation and produced maximum grain yield. Also, the growing of resistant variety of maize (Across 97ITZ comp. I-W) after 1 or 2 years' rotation with cowpea or soybean was observed not only to be effective in Striga control, but resulted in higher grain yield of maize. In the Sudan Savanna, the use of resistant varieties of sorghum, 1CSV1002 and 1CSV1007 intercropped with bambaranut significantly reduced Striga infestation, but the grain yield of the resistant varieties was low. From these studies, Faro 40 with 90 kg N/ha application rate and WAB56–50 with 120 kg N/ha were suitable for the management of Striga and for higher grain yield of upland rice in both wet and dry seasons, respectively, while Across 97ITZ comp. I-W, resistant maize variety and 1 or 2 years rotation with cowpea or soybean were also the best for the management of S. hermonthica and for higher maize yield in the Guinea Savanna zone. Further research needs to be carried out in the Sudan Savanna to select a high yielding resistant variety of sorghum which when intercropped with bambaranut will not only control Striga infestation but will also give high grain yield.     

Studies on insecticidal potential of extracts of Gmelina arborea L. products for insect pests control on cowpea. 1. The legume flower bud thrips,Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom

Abstract

The effects of weekly foliar application of extracts of Gmelina arborea (L.) fruits, bark and leaves on flower bud thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom and the pod carrying capacity of cowpea variety SAMPEA 7, were investigated in field studies in the 1998 and 1999 cropping seasons. All the Gmelina extracts and the synthetic insecticide (Uppercott) caused significant a reduction of thrips on treated plots compared to the untreated check. However, no significant differences were observed on the number of thrips after the first two weeks of spraying and insect sampling between the fruits, bark extracts on one hand and Uppercott on the other in both seasons. This period corresponds to the period of high thrips number on this variety of cowpea planted in the northern Guinea savanna ecological zone of Nigeria. Pod density (a measure of the ability of insecticides to control the population of thrips on field cowpea) observed in untreated plots was inferior to those in treated plots. Uppercott treated plots had superior pod density compared to plots sprayed with Gmelina extracts while the fruit extract produced superior number of pods among the other extracts treated plots.     

喷施细胞分裂素对豇豆花荚脱落率及花荚酶活性的影响

以4个豇豆(Vigna unguiculata Linn.)品种‘鄂豇豆6号’、‘鄂豇豆2号’、‘鄂豇豆7号’和‘美国地豆’为材料,在现蕾期叶面喷施植物细胞分裂素(CTK),于喷施后第7、14、28、42 d测定脱落花荚的多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG)和纤维素酶活性,并统计花荚脱落率和豇豆产量,研究CTK在豇豆生长发育过程中对花荚脱落的影响。结果显示,喷施CTK后,豇豆各品种的花荚脱落率均小于对照,豇豆产量均高于对照,且差异极显著(P0.01);喷施CTK后第14、28、42 d豇豆各品种脱落花荚的PG活性显著降低(P0.05);喷施CTK后第7 d各处理组脱落花荚的PG活性极显著降低(P0.01);喷施CTK后第7 d和第42 d豇豆各品种脱落花荚的纤维素酶活性显著降低(P0.05),喷施CTK后第14 d和第28 d各处理组脱落花荚的纤维素酶活性极显著降低(P0.01)。研究结果表明喷施CTK可调节脱落花荚的PG活性和纤维素酶活性,从而降低花荚脱落率,实现对豇豆产量的调控。