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Physical and cooking characteristics of two cowpea cultivars grown in temperate Indian climate

open access: yesJournal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2016
Two local cowpea cultivars (Red cowpea and Black cowpea) were studied for various physical, cooking and textural properties. The moisture, crude protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate content of seeds ranged from 10.0% to 10.1%, 21.29–23.90%, 0.49–1.94%, 19 ...
Idrees Ahmed Wani, Farooq Ahmad Masoodi
exaly   +3 more sources

Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, 2020
This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental ...
Adane Tufa   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Recent advances in cowpea IPM in West Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Agronomy, 2023
Cowpea is an important and climate-resilient grain legume for human and livestock nutrition worldwide. Its grains represent a valuable source of protein for rural families in Sub-Saharan Africa while its haulms offer nutritious fodder for livestock ...
Abou Togola   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pearl Millet-Cowpea Forage Mixture Planting Arrangement Influences Mixture Yield and Nutritive Value in Semiarid Regions

open access: yesCrops, 2023
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) are well-adapted to semiarid regions. A two-year study at New Mexico State University’s Rex E.
Leonard M. Lauriault   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of NP fertilization and stress-mitigating chemicals on productivity and profitability of summer cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intensified with baby corn (Zea mays)

open access: yesThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
A field study was carried out during the summer seasons of 2019 and 2020 at research farm of Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, to study the effect of NP fertilization and stress mitigating chemicals on productivity and profitability of summer ...
ANJU BIJARNIA   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

IMPROVING SOIL PROPERTIES AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COWPEA AND SUNFLOWER BY USING CERAMIC WASTE DUST AND INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS IN CALCAREOUS SOIL [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Desert Research, 2023
The objective of this study is to investigate how the use of ceramic waste dust (CWD) and the intercropping systems can impact the properties of soil, growth, yield and its characteristics of cowpea and sunflower under calcareous soil conditions in Ras ...
Salah Elcossy, Mansour Ramadan
doaj   +1 more source

Introgression Breeding in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2020
The narrow base of genetic diversity characteristic of cowpea can be attributed to it being self-pollinating, evolving from narrow wild germplasm and exhibiting very limited gene flow between wild and cultivated types.
Ousmane Boukar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cowpea residue management effect on productivity of subsequent millet in a legume‐cereal crop rotation

open access: yesAgrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2023
Growing cowpea (Vigna unguiculate (L) Walp) in rotation with millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) can increase millet productivity through biological nitrogen fixation. However, in Senegal, legume crop residues are generally removed for livestock feed,
Sidy Tine   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of intercropping of maize and cowpea on the yield, land productivity and profitability of components crops in Bena- Tsemay Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2021
Field experiment was carried out during the 2017-18 cropping season at Kako, Bena-Ttsemay woreda, South Omo zone, Southern Ethiopia to determine the effect of intercropping of maize and cowpea on the yield, land use efficiency and profitability of both ...
G Biruk, T Awoke, T Anteneh
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECT OF INTERCROPPING PATTERN AND COWPEA ACCESSION ON FORAGE YIELD, QUALITY AND COMPETITION RELATIONSHIPS OF SORGHUM / COWPEA MIXTURES [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Plant Production, 2000
Two field trials were conducted at the Agricultural Research and Experiment Station of Cairo University in 1993 and 1994 seasons.  The aim was to improve the quality of sorghum/cowpea mixture by intercropping five cowpea accessions (IT 84 E-1-108, IT 83 ...
A. Haggag   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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