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
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 ...
Scutellonema spp. are widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the world and are associated with numerous agricultural and horticultural crops. Identification of many Scutellonema species is not always reliable, in part because many species share very similar diagnostic chara...
Berg, E. van den
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Tiedt, L.R.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Ploeg, A.T.
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Navas-Cortes, J.A.
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Roberts, P.A.
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Yeates, G.W.
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Subbotin, S.A.
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[Morphological and molecular characterisation and diagnostics of some species of Scutellonema Andrassy, 1958 (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) with a molecular phylogeny of the genus]
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Morphological and molecular characterisation and diagnostics of some species of Scutellonema Andrassy, 1958 (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) with a molecular phylogeny of the genus
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 ...
Sinclair, Thomas R.
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Manandhar, A.
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Belko, N.
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Riar, M.
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Vadez, Vincent
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Roberts, P.A.
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[Variation among cowpea genotypes in sensitivity of transpiration rate and symbiotic nitrogen fixation to soil drying]
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Variation among cowpea genotypes in sensitivity of transpiration rate and symbiotic nitrogen fixation to soil drying
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...
The genomics revolution has enabled rapid advances in genotyping capabilities and construction of high-density genetic linkage maps that enable new plant breeding strategies which have the potential to expedite delivery of improved crop varieties. These breeding strategies utilize mole...
Ehlers, J.D.
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Diop, N.N.
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Ousmane, B.
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Muranaka, S.
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Wanamaker, S.
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Issa, D.
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Muchero, W.
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Pottorff, M.
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Cisse, N.
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Roberts, P.A.
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Close, T.J.
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[Modern approaches for cowpea breeding: how highthroughput genotyping and a highdensity map change everything]
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Modern approaches for cowpea breeding: how highthroughput genotyping and a highdensity map change everything
The stay-green phenomenon is a key plant trait with wide usage in managing crop production under limited water conditions. This trait enhances delayed senescence, biomass, and grain yield under drought stress. In this study we sought to identify QTLs in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) consistent acros...
Muchero, W.
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Roberts, P.A.
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Diop, N.
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Drabo, I.
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Cisse, N.
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Close, T.J.
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Muranaka, S.
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Boukar, O.
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Ehlers, J.D.
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[Genetic architecture of delayed senescence, biomass, and grain yield under drought stress in cowpea]
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Genetic architecture of delayed senescence, biomass, and grain yield under drought stress in cowpea
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.