Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] exhibits a considerable variation in leaf shape. Although cowpea is mostly utilized as a dry grain and animal fodder crop, cowpea leaves are also used as a high-protein pot herb in many countries of Africa.
Pottorff, M.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Roberts, P.A.
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Close, T.J.
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[Leaf morphology in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]: QTL analysis, physical mapping and identifying a candidate gene using synteny with model legume species]
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Leaf morphology in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]: QTL analysis, physical mapping and identifying a candidate gene using synteny with model legume species
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata spp unguiculata) is adapted to the drier agro-ecological zones of West Africa where it is a major source of dietary protein and widely used as a fodder crop. Improving the productivity of cowpea can enhance food availability and security in West Africa. Insect predation ...
Huesing, J.E.
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Romeis, J.
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Ellstrand, N.C.
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Raybould, A.
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Hellmich, R.L.
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Wolt, J.D.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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Dabiré-Binso, L.C.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Hokanson, K.E.
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Ishiyaku, M.F.
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Margam, V.M.
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Obokoh, N.
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Mignouna, J.D.
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Nang’ayo, F.
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Ouédraogo, J.T.
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Pasquet, R.S.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Schall, B.A.
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Stein, J.
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Tamo, M.
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Murdock, L.L.
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[Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel]
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Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Btexpressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel
Multi‐parent advanced generation inter‐cross (MAGIC) populations are an emerging type of resource for dissecting the genetic structure of traits and improving breeding populations. We developed a MAGIC population for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) from eight founder parents. These founders w...
Huynh, B.L.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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Huang, B.E.
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Muñoz Amatriarin, M.
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Lonardi, S.
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Santos, J.R.P.
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Ndeve, A.
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Batieno, B.J.
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Boukar, O.
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Cisse, N.
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Drabo, I.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Kusi, F.
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Agyare, R.Y.
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Guo, Y.N.
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Herniter, I.
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Lo, S.
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Wanamaker, S.I.
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Xu, S.
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Close, T.J.
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Roberts, P.A.
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[A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population for genetic analysis and improvement of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)]
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A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population for genetic analysis and improvement of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)
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 ...
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 sole cropping as well as intercropping with acceptable seed types and resistance to major diseases, insect pests, nema...
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 ...
Padi, F.K.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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[Effectiveness of early generation selection in cowpea for grain yield and agronomic characteristics in semiarid West Africa]
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Effectiveness of early generation selection in cowpea for grain yield and agronomic characteristics in semiarid West Africa
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is a major tropical legume crop grown in warm to hot areas throughout the world and especially important to the people of sub-Saharan Africa where the crop was domesticated. To date, relatively little is understood about its domestication origins and patterns...
Huynh, B.
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Close, T.J.
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Roberts, P. A.
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Hu, Z.
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Wanamaker, S.
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Lucas, M. R.
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Chiulele, R.
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Cisse, N.
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David, A.
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Hearne, S.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Diop, N.N.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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[Gene pools and the genetic architecture of domesticated cowpea]
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Gene pools and the genetic architecture of domesticated cowpea
Consensus genetic linkage maps are formed from merging individual linkage maps. They provide powerful tools for genetic analysis and a foundation for marker-assisted breeding, trait mapping, and positional cloning. In 2009, the first cowpea consensus map was developed. It included 928 markers spa...