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...
One of the most important constraints in cowpea storage is widespread infestation by the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), commonly known as bruchid. In addition to causing direct seed weight loss, it reduces seed quality and also affects germination. The International Institute of Trop...
The line TVx1948-01F gave the best combination of high grain yield and high yield of fresh leaves for human consumption and fodder. Generally, lower total fresh leaf yields were associated with early to medium flowering and high total pod and total grain yields.
Akundabweni, L.S.
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Peter-Paul, C.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Evaluation of elite lines of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) for leaf/fodder plus grain (i.e., dual purpose)]
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Evaluation of elite lines of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) for leaf/fodder plus grain (i.e., dual purpose)
Food production in West Africa has not been keeping pace with the population growth because the bulk of the agriculture in this region is still based on traditional inter-cropping systems with little or no application of fertilizers and chemicals. The average use of fertilizers in West Africa is ...
Singh, B.B.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Improved cowpea-cereals-based cropping systems for household food security and poverty reduction in West Africa]
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Improved cowpea-cereals-based cropping systems for household food security and poverty reduction in West Africa
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
Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...
Sanginga, N.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tarawali, S.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Singh, B.B.
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Chikoye, D.
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Keatinge, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna]
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Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna
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...