Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Genetics, genomics and breeding

O Boukar, N Belko, S Chamarthi, A Togola… - Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.), is an important grain legume grown in the tropics
where it constitutes a valuable source of protein in the diets of millions of people. Some …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. walp.)

JD Ehlers, AE Hall - Field crops research, 1997 - Elsevier
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is a widely adapted, stress tolerant grain legume,
vegetable, and fodder crop grown on about 7 million ha in warm to hot regions of Africa …

Improving the production and utilization of cowpea as food and fodder

BB Singh, HA Ajeigbe, SA Tarawali… - Field crops …, 2003 - Elsevier
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important food legume and an integral part of
traditional crop** systems in the semi-arid regions of the tropics. The estimated worldwide …

[BOOK][B] Cowpea: the food legume of the 21st century

B Singh - 2020 - books.google.com
The story of cowpea (black-eyed peas) is a fascinating example of how science can solve
the world's biggest problems—even more fascinating is the story of the scientist behind the …

[PDF][PDF] Establishment of a global network for the in situ conservation of crop wild relatives: status and needs

N Maxted, SP Kell - FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and …, 2009 - fao.org
There are many potential approaches to systematic CWR conservation. But as every country
contains CWR diversity, they are obliged as signatories to the CBD and ITPGRFA, or other …

Expounding the production and importance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Ethiopia

E Kebede, Z Bekeko - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cowpea is an important legume crop growing across the world mainly in tropical and
subtropical regions including Ethiopia. Besides its noticeable production, little is known …

Genetic diversity of root system architecture in response to drought stress in grain legumes

H Ye, M Roorkiwal, B Valliyodan, L Zhou… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Climate change has increased the occurrence of extreme weather patterns globally, causing
significant reductions in crop production, and hence threatening food security. In order to …

Genetic analysis and selection of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) landraces for high yield revealed by qualitative and quantitative traits

MMH Khan, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, M Jusoh… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
As a crop for the new millennium Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.)
considered as leading legumes in the tropical regions due to its versatile advantages. The …

The effects of education on agricultural productivity under traditional and improved technology in northern Nigeria: an endogenous switching regression analysis

AD Alene, VM Manyong - Empirical economics, 2007 - Springer
This paper estimates a more efficient version of an endogenous switching regression model
to examine the effects of farmer education—schooling and extension contact—on cowpea …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in cowpea breeding

BB Singh, JD Ehlers, B Sharma… - … , CA; TARAWALI, SA; …, 2002 - books.google.com
Considerable progress has been made in breeding improved cowpea varieties in the last
five years. The major breeding objectives were to develop high yielding cowpea varieties for …