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
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 [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
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is an important grain legume crop grown for its protein rich grains. It is an inexpensive source of protein in the diets of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been working on the improvement of cowpea f...
Li, C.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Ubi, B.
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Singh, B.
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Scoles, Glen A.
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[Determining genetic similarities and relationships among cowpea breeding lines and cultivars by microsatellite markers]
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Determining genetic similarities and relationships among cowpea breeding lines and cultivars by microsatellite markers
Parasitic weed, Striga gesnerioides is a major constraint to cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] productivity in West and Central Africa. Efforts are being made to identify major genes that determine the race specific resistances to S. gesnerioides in cowpea and to develop resistant varieties w...
Muranaka S
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Stability of Striga gesnerioides resistance mechanism in cowpea under high- infestation level, low soil fertility and drought stresses]
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Stability of Striga gesnerioides resistance mechanism in cowpea under high- infestation level, low soil fertility and drought stresses
Forty eight accessions of cultivated cowpea were assessed using 12 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. The unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) dendrogram constructed revealed three main clusters when truncated at 65% similarity coefficient. All accessions showed high genet...
Cowpea is one of the most important grain legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It provides strong support to the livelihood of small-scale farmers through its contributions to their nutritional security, income generation and soil fertility enhancement. Worldwide about 6.5 million metric tons of ...
Boukar, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Huynh, B.
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Roberts, P.A.
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Close, T.J.
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[Genomic tools in cowpea breeding programs: status and perspectives.]
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Genomic tools in cowpea breeding programs: status and perspectives.
Boukar, O.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Tamo, M.
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Agrama, H.
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Tefera, H.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boahen, S.
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[A success tale on improving two legume crops in Africa]
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A success tale on improving two legume crops in Africa
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis has several advantages over traditional methods of genetic linkage mapping, one of these being the starting point for map-based cloning. The recent development of an RFLP map of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) has allowed the investigati...
Cowpea is an important grain legume crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where, on a worldwide basis, the bulk is produced and consumed. The dry savanna area of SSA is where cowpea is mostly grown under rain-fed conditions. The crop is therefore prone to drought which may occur early, mid and/or late...
Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Muranaka S
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[Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought]
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Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought