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An outline is given of the progress made in a systematic breeding programme set up in Nigeria to develop improved cowpea cultivars with combined resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii along with multiple disease and insect resistance. Several sources of resistance to both parasitic...

striga gesnerioides

plant breeding

weeds

alectra

vigna unguiculata

plant genetics


Singh, B.B.Emechebe, A.M.[Breeding for resistance to Striga and Alectra in cowpea]Breeding for resistance to Striga and Alectra in cowpea

Brief mention of research into the infestation of cowpeas by Striga gesnerioides conducted by staff of the Botany Department of the University of Nigeria at Nsukka is followed by more extensive discussion of work on this host-parasite relationship conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Resear...


Emechebe, A.M.Singh, B.B.Leleji, O.I.Atokple, I.D.KAdu, J.K.[Cowpea striga problems and research in Nigeria]Cowpea striga problems and research in Nigeria
Autor: Singh, B.B.

Two parasitic flowering plants, Striga gesnerioides (Wild.) Vatke and Alectra vogelii (Benth.), cause substantial yield reduction in cowpea in the dry savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Alectra is more prevalent in the northern Guinea savanna and southern Sudan savanna of West Africa, as well as in ...


Singh, B.B.[Breeding cowpea varieties for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii]Breeding cowpea varieties for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii

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