Low concentrations of P and organic manure in savanna soils limit cowpea response to rhizobia. The study was conducted to determine the combined effect of P and organic manure on cowpea response to rhizobia in a factorial experiment arranged in randomized complete block design with three replicat...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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Masso, C.
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[Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea]
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Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture maintains the world’s largest collection of cowpea germplasm of over 15,000 accessions. A sub-set of 298 lines from the loosely composed mini core collection of 370 landraces were genotyped based on genotyping by sequencing (GBS). Ward’s minimum...
Fatokun, C.
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Girma, G.
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Abberton, M.T.
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Gedil, M.
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Unachukwu, N.N.
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Oyatomi, O.
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Yusuf, M.
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Rabbi, Ismail Y.
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Boukar, O.
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[Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection]
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Genetic diversity and population structure of a mini-core subset from the world cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm collection
Cowpea is an important protein source for human populations in many nations across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, cowpea production is constrained by bacterial blight (CoBB) caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola (Xav), a disease affecting most cowpea-growing areas. A large proportion...
Maximizing seed longevity is important for genebanks to efficiently manage their accessions, reducing the frequency of costly regeneration cycles and the loss of genetic integrity. Research on rice seeds has shown that subsequent longevity in air-dry storage can be improved by drying seeds, which...
Whitehouse, K.J.
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Owoborode, O.F.
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Adebayo, O.O.
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Oyatomi, O.A.
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Olaniyan, A.B.
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Abberton, M.T.
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Hay, F.R.
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[Further evidence that the Genebank standards for drying orthodox seeds may not be optimal for subsequent seed longevity]
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Further evidence that the Genebank standards for drying orthodox seeds may not be optimal for subsequent seed longevity
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] plays an important role in the livelihoods of the people of sub-Saharan Africa, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils is a serious problem that contributes to low productivity. This study was conducted to verify the efficiency of indigenous rock phosphate (R...
Suzuki, K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application]
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Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important African food legume suitable for dry regions. It is the main legume in two contrasting agro-ecological regions of Kenya as an important component of crop rotations because of its relative tolerance to unpredictable drought events. This study was...
Ndungu, S.M.
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Messmer, M.M.
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Ziegler, D.
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Gamper, H.A.
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Mészáros, E.
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Thuita, Moses N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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Thonar, C.
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[Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya]
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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya
Host range and cross-infectivity studies are important for identifying rhizobial strains with potential for use as inoculants. In this study, 10 native soybean rhizobia isolated from Mozambican and South African soils were evaluated for host range, symbiotic effectiveness and ability to induce hi...
Gyogluu, C.
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Mohammed, M.
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Jaiswal, S.K.
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Boahen, S.
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Dakora, F.D.
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[Assessing host range, symbiotic effectiveness, and photosynthetic rates induced by native soybean rhizobia isolated from Mozambican and south African soils]
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Assessing host range, symbiotic effectiveness, and photosynthetic rates induced by native soybean rhizobia isolated from Mozambican and south African soils
The goal of this research was to evaluate diverse cowpea genotypes developed over the past 4 decades in the Nigerian
Sudan Savannas for their agronomic performance and to identify groups of cultivars with similar quantitative characters.
Characterization would facilitate the efficient synthesis o...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Tofa, A.I.
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Karim, K.Y.
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[Agronomic evaluation of cowpea cultivars developed for the West African Savannas]
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Agronomic evaluation of cowpea cultivars developed for the West African Savannas
Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to determine the effect of earthworm casts on the production of maize and cowpea. In pot experiments with mixtures of soil and casts, shoot and root dry matter (OM) of maize and cowpea increased with increasing proportion of casts. Shoot OM of cowpea an...
omparative analysis of preferences and key criteria for selecting cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) varieties was conducted using the data collected from farmers’ participatory varietal selection (FPVS) activities conducted over 3 years with a total of 2401 farmers (1230 male and 1171 female) i...
Ishikawa, H.
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Drabo, I.
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Joseph, B.B.
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Muranaka, S.
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Fatokun, C.
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Boukar, O.
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[Characteristics of farmers’ selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties differ between north and south regions of Burkina Faso]
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Characteristics of farmers’ selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties differ between north and south regions of Burkina Faso