Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The ...
A synthesis of results from the savanna zone of West Africa suggests that cowpea rotation can be considered to be an effective resource management technology in cereal-based systems. Part of the N requirement of cereal crops can be satisfied by cowpea crop rotation. Furthermore, benefits of cowpe...
Carsky, J.R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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[Cowpea rotation as a resource management technology for cerealbased systems in the savannas of West Africa]
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Cowpea rotation as a resource management technology for cerealbased systems in the savannas of West Africa
Data from the derived savanna zone in southern Benin indicated that some intensive cropping systems (maize/Cajanus and maize/Mucuna relays; maize/cotton with Senna siamea hedgerows) returned about 12 Mg DM ha-1 year-1 of plant biomass to the soil. This compared favorably with the 8 Mg DM ha-1 yea...
Diels, J.
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Lyasse, O.
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Sanginga, N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Iwuafor, E.N.O.
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Merckx, R.
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Deckers, J.
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[Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna]
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Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna
A novel method for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the postharvest insect pest Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) was compared to conventional screening techniques at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) laboratory in Ibadan, Nigeria. The new...
Deverau, A.D.
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Jackai, L.E.N.
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Olusegun, T.B.
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Asiwe, A.N.J.
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[Evaluation of a novel technique for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus]
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Evaluation of a novel technique for screening cowpea varieties for resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus
Cowpea is grown mainly for its protein-rich grains, which is consumed in various forms in sub-Saharan Africa. Average grain yield in farmers' fields is generally low due to a number of biotic and abiotic stresses. The most important of the biotic stress factors causing extensive grain yield losse...
Fatokun, C.A.
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[Breeding cowpea for resistance to insect pests: attempted crosses between cowpea and Vigna vexillata]
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Breeding cowpea for resistance to insect pests: attempted crosses between cowpea and Vigna vexillata
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata[L.] Walp.) is an important grain legume in the semi- arid zone of West Africa as it is a major source of dietary protein for the people. It is usually grown as an intercrop with the major cereals, namely millet and sorghum. Despite its importance, its yields are very low...
Bationo, B. André
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Ntare, B.R.
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Tarawali, S.A.
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Tabo, R.
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[Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semi arid tropics of West Africa]
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Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semi arid tropics of West Africa
Cowpea diseases induced by various pathogenic groups (fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and parasitic flowering plants) constitute one of the most important constraints to cowpea production in all agroecological zones where the crop is grown. This paper presents an overview of the major resear...
Rivera, M.
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Corrales, I.I.
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Chávez, Luis F.
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[Establecimiento de sistemas agropastoriles y su efecto en el rendimiento de cultivos en suelos ácidos de sabanas]
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Establecimiento de sistemas agropastoriles y su efecto en el rendimiento de cultivos en suelos ácidos de sabanas
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The ...
Oyatomi, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Abberton, M.T.
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Ilori, C.
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[Screening wild vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to striga gesnerioides]
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Screening wild vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to striga gesnerioides