Cowpea is seed propagated and when mature seeds are properly dried they could remain viable over a period of time depending on the genotype and storage conditions. Due to heat and dry conditions seeds of cultivated cowpea that remain in the fields after harvest usually do not retain viability for...
Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Tamo, M.
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[Gene flow in cowpea: field viability of wild and cultivated cowpea seeds and the hybrids between them]
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Gene flow in cowpea: field viability of wild and cultivated cowpea seeds and the hybrids between them
The importance of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, in human and animal nutrition and sustainability of soil fertility are recognized globally especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the crop is mainly produced in the Savanna and the Sahelian agro ecologies. However, cowpea productivity is adversel...
Chamarthi, S.K.
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Belko, N.
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Togola, A.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Genomics-assisted breeding for drought tolerance in cowpea]
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Genomics-assisted breeding for drought tolerance in cowpea
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The ...
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The ...
Oyatomi, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Abberton, M.T.
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Ilori, C.
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[Screening wild vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to striga gesnerioides]
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Screening wild vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to striga gesnerioides