Recent surge in dry cowpea seed price, grain and fodder demand in Niger Republic has resulted in the search for appropriate cultivars for dry season production for seed, grain, and fodder. However in addition to the common constraints to cowpea production in the wet season, high temperature in th...
Saidou, A.K.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Hide, O.
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Satoshi, T.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Potentials of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) for dry season seed and fodder production in Sahelian sandy soil of Niger]
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Potentials of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) for dry season seed and fodder production in Sahelian sandy soil of Niger
Fatty acid composition of extracted oils from 58 lines of cowpea (Vigna unguicuiata (L) Walp) was investigated by gas‐liquid chromatography (GLC). Considerable variability was observed in the fatty acid profile, though palmitic (16:0), linoleic (18:2) and linolenic (18:3) acids were the dominant ...
Aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) is a major pest of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] particularly in the drier regions of the tropics. It causes direct damage by feeding on the plants and also transmits viruses. Several sources of resistance to cowpea aphid have been identified and efforts are ...
Bata, H.D.
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Singh, B.B.
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Singh, S.R.
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Ladeinde, T.A.O.
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[Inheritance of resistance to aphid in cowpea]
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Inheritance of resistance to aphid in cowpea
A simple screening method was developed that accurately discriminates between drought and susceptible cowpea(Vigna unguiculata(L) walp). Wooden boxes (130 cm length. 65cm width. 15cm depth) made of 2.5cm thick planks were lined with polythene sheets, filled with a 12cm layer of soil and sand mixt...
Singh, B.B.
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Mai-Kodomi, Y.
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Terao, T.
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[A simple screening method for drought tolerance in cowpea]
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A simple screening method for drought tolerance in cowpea
The most damaging storage pest in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), commonly known bruchid. Therefore, concerted efforts are being made at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to develop bruchid-resistant cowpea varieties. By systematic s...
The cowpea breeding programmes are reviewed and achievements at two major centres of cowpea research, i.e. IITA (Nigeria) and IARI (India), are summarized. Earlyand extra early genotypes are always photoperiod-insensitive, medium maturity varieties could be sensitive or neutral today length, whil...
Striga gesnerioides is a serious parasite of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) on the Abomey plateau of southern Bénin. S. gesnerioides in southern Bénin has been characterized as a race that is different from those found in the dry savanna of West Africa. IITA breeding line IT93KZ-4-5-6-1-5 was used in...
Carsky, R.J.
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Akakpo, C.
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Singh, B.B.
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Detongnon, J.
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[Cowpea yield gain from resistance to Striga gesnerioides parasitism in southern Benin]
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Cowpea yield gain from resistance to Striga gesnerioides parasitism in southern Benin
This study was undertaken to elucidate the nature of inheritance of resistance to bruchids [Callosobruchus maculatus. (F.)] in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. The parental F1, F2, and backcross populations involving three resistant and two susceptible parents were bioassayed in the laborat...