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Expounding the production and importance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Ethiopia
Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2020 Cowpea is an important legume crop growing across the world mainly in tropical and subtropical regions including Ethiopia. Besides its noticeable production, little is known about its yield, productivity, importance, and distribution in Ethiopia.
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Production Systems and Prospects of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in the United States
Agronomy, 2021 Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important legume crop with enormous nutritional, agronomic and economic value. Cowpea constitutes a large portion of the daily diet among many people in Africa, Asia, Central America, and Southern America.
O. Adewale Osipitan +3 more
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Introgression Breeding in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
Frontiers 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
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Physical and cooking characteristics of two cowpea cultivars grown in temperate Indian climate
Journal 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 ...
Saima Hamid +2 more
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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Genetics, genomics and breeding
Plant Breeding, 2019 Communicated by: C. Ojiewo Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.), is an important grain legume grown in the tropics where it constitutes a valuable source of protein in the diets of millions of people.
Ousmane Boukar +2 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF COWPEA CHARACTERISTICS ON COWPEA PRICES IN SENEGAL [PDF]
Agrekon, 2004 In examining demand for a product it is useful to think of consumers not as purchasing the product, but as purchasing its characteristics that provide utility. Consequently, it is important to measure the specific characteristics that consumers perceive as providing them with utility.
Faye, Mbene Dieye +3 more
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Recent advances in cowpea IPM in West Africa
Frontiers 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
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Salt stress is a constraint factor in agricultural production and restricts crops yield and quality. In this study, a salt-tolerant strain of Trichoderma longibrachiatum HL167 was obtained from 64 isolates showing significant salt tolerance and ...
Zhen Liu +6 more
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Crops, 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
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Plants, 2022 Currently, the world population is increasing, and humanity is facing food and nutritional scarcity. Climate change and variability are a major threat to global food and nutritional security, reducing crop productivity in the tropical and subtropical ...
Tesfaye Walle Mekonnen +3 more
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