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...
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...