Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] plays an important role in the livelihoods of the people of sub-Saharan Africa, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils is a serious problem that contributes to low productivity. This study was conducted to verify the efficiency of indigenous rock phosphate (R...
Suzuki, K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application]
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Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application
omparative analysis of preferences and key criteria for selecting cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) varieties was conducted using the data collected from farmers’ participatory varietal selection (FPVS) activities conducted over 3 years with a total of 2401 farmers (1230 male and 1171 female) i...
Ishikawa, H.
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Drabo, I.
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Joseph, B.B.
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Muranaka, S.
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Fatokun, C.
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Boukar, O.
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[Characteristics of farmers’ selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties differ between north and south regions of Burkina Faso]
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Characteristics of farmers’ selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties differ between north and south regions of Burkina Faso
Grings, Elaine E.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Boukar, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Hearne, S.
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[Yield and nutritive quality of genetically diverse cowpea accessions for use as food-feed crops]
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Yield and nutritive quality of genetically diverse cowpea accessions for use as food-feed crops
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 ...
Suzuki, K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Responses of cowpea genotypes to rock phosphate application]
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Responses of cowpea genotypes to rock phosphate application
Cowpea is an important crop for food security, as it is a primary source of protein and cash income for farmers in the dry
savanna areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Improved varieties should contain reasonable amounts of protein in the grains, and to
ensure this, timely and cost-effective analytical m...
Ishikawa, H.
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Boukar, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Shono, M.
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Muranaka, S.
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[Development of calibration model to predict nitrogen content in single seeds of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using near infrared spectroscopy]
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Development of calibration model to predict nitrogen content in single seeds of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using near infrared spectroscopy
Cowpea is traditionally important as an affordable source of protein and minerals and of cash income in sub-Saharan Africa, especially for small-scale farmers who have limited options for food and cash crops. The development and deployment of cowpea varieties with improved nutrition and quality t...
Muranaka, S.
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Shono, M
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Myoda, T.
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Takeuchi, J.
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Franco, J.
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Nakazawa, Y.
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Boukar, O.
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Takagi, H.
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[Genetic diversity of physical, nutritional and functional properties of cowpea grain and relationships among the traits]
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Genetic diversity of physical, nutritional and functional properties of cowpea grain and relationships among the traits
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
Suzuki, K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Increasing cowpea productivity combining rock phosphate and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Increasing cowpea productivity combining rock phosphate and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation in sub-Saharan Africa
The parasitic flowering plants Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke and Alectra vogelii (Benth.) are formidable cowpea production constraints in the West and Central African savanna. The two parasites cause substantial yield reduction in cowpea in the dry savannas. A field study was conducted to sc...
Omoigui, L.O.
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Kamara, A.
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Ishiyaku, M.
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Boukar, O.
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[Comparative responses of cowpea breeding lines to Striga and Alectra in the dry savanna of northeast Nigeria]
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Comparative responses of cowpea breeding lines to Striga and Alectra in the dry savanna of northeast Nigeria