Einstein International Journal Organization(EIJO)

ABSTRACT 

Cowpea locally known as bora, is one of the most famous leguminous crops in Fiji due to its taste and acceptance by the locals. This famous leguminous crop is now experiencing problems related to pre-harvest diseases. Many farmers in Fiji are uneducated about such problems which in turn is affecting their production on a yearly basis. This particular research is conducted to provide fair ideas to farmers in Fiji about these diseases and its control measures. This research was divided into three parts which includes field visits, construction of research plots and distribution of questionnaires to farmers. These three methods were used in conducting and compiling of this research. Most of the answers about these pre-harvest diseases were revealed through farm visit where a random part of the field was selected and carefully observed. Other useful material was derived from the research plots and questionnaires forwarded to farmers. Upon completion of this research, pre-harvest diseases of cowpea such as angular leaf spot, bacterial blight, anthracnose, brown blotch, cercospora leaf spot, bean rust, bean yellow mosaic disease, common mosaic, Powdery mildew, Web blight, Sclerotinia rot disease, Cottony leak and stem rot diseases of cowpea were discovered.