Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Genetics, genomics and 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.
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Physicochemical and functional properties of two cowpea cultivars grown in temperate Indian climate
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2015 Flours of two local cowpea cultivars namely Red cowpea and Black cowpea were analysed for proximate composition, pasting and functional properties. The crude protein and fat contents were higher for Black cultivar than the Red cultivar.
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Effect of cowpea flour processing on the chemical properties and acceptability of a novel cowpea blended maize porridge [PDF]
, 2018 Childhood growth stunting is a pervasive problem in Malawi and is in large part due to low quality complementary foods and chronic gut inflammation. Introducing legumes such as cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) into the complementary diet has the potential to ...
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Stomatal behavior of cowpea genotypes grown under varying moisture levels [PDF]
, 2017 Drought is a major limitation to crop productivity worldwide. Plants lose most of their water through stomata, thus making stomata an important organ in the control of transpiration and photosynthesis.
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Food Bioengineering, 2023 Gari was produced using the traditional method and enriched with freshly produced cowpea hull in wet form to improve the nutritional composition. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of stages of inclusion of cowpea hull on some quality ...
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Striga seed-germination activity of root exudates and compounds present in stems of Striga host and nonhost (trap crop) plants is reduced due to root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. [PDF]
, 2009 Root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi reduces stimulation of seed germination of the plant parasite Striga (Orobanchaceae). This reduction can affect not only host plants for Striga, resulting in a lower parasite incidence, but also ...
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Phosphorus doses alter the ionic homeostasis of cowpea irrigated with saline water [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Irrigation using water with electrical conductivity above 2.5 dS m-1 is not adequate for ‘Paulistinha’ cowpea. Increment in phosphorus dose does not increase phosphorus content in cowpea plant.
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Genetic mapping and legume synteny of aphid resistance in African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) grown in California. [PDF]
, 2015 The cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora Koch (CPA) is a destructive insect pest of cowpea, a staple legume crop in Sub-Saharan Africa and other semiarid warm tropics and subtropics.
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BMC Genetics, 2020 Background Productivity of cowpea [ Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp ] in sub-Sahara Africa is curtailed by a lack of farmer-preferred and improved cultivars and modern production technologies.
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Insects, 2014 A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the effects of natural products on the reproduction and damage of Callosobruchus maculatus, the cowpea weevil, on cowpea seeds at Botswana College of Agriculture in Gaborone, Botswana.
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