Sanusi, Babangida
Mutalib, Mumin Oyewole
Maiwada, Fatima Sulaiman
Mannan, Uthman Suaadul
Bashir, Musa
Sadiq, Idris Zubairu
Adejor, John
Lema, Abubakar Abdullahi
Umar, Muhammad Lawal
Article History
Received: 17 May 2025
Accepted: 7 October 2025
First Online: 15 October 2025
Declarations
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: The Cowpea seedling used in the study was identified by Mal Namadi Sunusi at the Department of Botany Herbarium as Vigna Ungiculata (Family – Fabaceae) and the Voucher number deposited as ABUHO1461. The collection of the plants used in the study complies with the University guidelines with no need for further affirmation.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.