Cowpea is a key cash crop and also a staple food for millions of people in West and Central Africa. Cowpea trade is severely hampered by storage insects especially the cowpea weevil. The Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project was started in Nigeria in 2008 on a pilot basis in the states of...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ayedun, B.
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Musa, S.A.
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Lowenberg-Deboer, J.
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Baributsa, D.
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Yakubu, S.A.
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Idris, A.A.
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[Adoption of PICS bags in Northern Nigeria: a case study of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States]
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Adoption of PICS bags in Northern Nigeria: a case study of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States
Cowpea is a major food and cash crop in northern Nigeria, providing nutritious grain and a less expensive source of protein for both the rural poor and urban consumers. A number of improved varieties have been developed combining diverse plant type, and different maturity periods, with resistance...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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[Improving the productivity of cowpea in the savannas of northeast Nigeria through participatory evaluation and dissemination of improved varieties]
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Improving the productivity of cowpea in the savannas of northeast Nigeria through participatory evaluation and dissemination of improved varieties
A field study was conducted to determine the rate of genetic improvement in grain and fodder yields of cowpea genotypes developed in the Nigerian Sudan savannas from 1970 to 2004. Results showed that grain yield ranged from 568 kg/ha for an old variety TVX3236 to 1851 kg/ha for a recently release...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Tefera, H.
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Boukar, O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Improvements in grain and fodder yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past four decades]
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Improvements in grain and fodder yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past four decades
Cowpea farming practices have been ongoing for millennia and have always faced various challenges including diseases, insects, and weeds, that lower its yield to no more than 200 kg/ha. This economically and nutritionally important crop has been a major research focus of the International Institu...
Dabiré, B.C.
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Tignegré, J.B.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Tamò, M.
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Sanon, A.
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Ouédraogo, T.J.
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Neya, B.J.
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Muleba, N.
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Hammond, W.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso]
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An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso
Maggioni, L.
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Ambrose, M.
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Schachl, R.
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Duc, G.
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Lipman, E.
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Report of a Working Group on Grain Legumes: Third meeting, 5-7 July 2001, Kraków, Poland]
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Report of a Working Group on Grain Legumes: Third meeting, 5-7 July 2001, Kraków, Poland
Voysest Voysest, Oswaldo
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[Taller Internacional sobre Producción Artesanal de Semilla de Frijol en la Zona Andina (1996, Huaral, Perú). Producción artesanal de semilla de frijol en la zona andina]
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Taller Internacional sobre Producción Artesanal de Semilla de Frijol en la Zona Andina (1996, Huaral, Perú). Producción artesanal de semilla de frijol en la zona andina