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An understanding of the mode of inheritance is fundamental to plant breeding. The choice of an appropriate selection method considers the number of genes involved and their modes of action.
Adelaїde P. Ouedraogo +8 more
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Climate-Resilient Agriculture Practices for Enhancing Resilient Practices and Food Systems in Dry Regions. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Dry regions are primarily inhabited by smallholder farmers who have limited capacity to enhance agricultural productivity, particularly in crop production. These areas are characterized by low and erratic rainfall that does not support crops to maturity.
Kugedera AT, Naik BSSS.
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Cowpeas: Nutritional profile, processing methods and products—A review
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an important pulse crop grown in sub‐Saharan Africa and in parts of Asia and the Americas. It is a major starchy legume consumed widely in sub‐Saharan Africa as an affordable source of nutrients including protein ...
Nicole Sharon Affrifah +2 more
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One of the typical foods consumed daily as a side dish by the community is tofu. Tofu is made with soybean as raw material which is crushed into a pulp and protein coagulated to form the texture of the tofu. Until now, soybeans are the main raw material
Wahyu Mushollaeni +2 more
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Optimization of the preparation treatment to obtain the desired quality of canned cowpea (Vigna unguiculata, TN 5-78) variety grown in the Sahel region [PDF]
Response surface methodology was used to optimize the preprocessing and processing parameters to obtain the best quality of canned cowpeas. The independent variables of central composite rotatable design were sodium hexametaphosphate [(NaPO3)6 ...
Moutaleb Oumarou Hama +3 more
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The dissipation and residue levels of thiacloprid, spirotetramat and its four metabolites residues in cowpeas were investigated under field conditions. The QuEChERS technique with high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS ...
Kailong Li +7 more
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Effect of cowpea flour processing on the chemical properties and acceptability of a novel cowpea blended maize porridge [PDF]
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 ...
Chimimba, Ulema K +6 more
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This study compared the effect of supplementing maize stover (MS) with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms or commercial concentrate (CC) on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, live weight gain and carcass yield of male Ethiopian Highland sheep.
K.D.N. Koralagama +3 more
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Cluster analysis technique for assessing variability in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) accessions from Nigeria [PDF]
The genetic variability among 10 accessions of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp was studied by the use of 13 qualitative and 13 quantitative traits. From the results on qualitative traits, dendrogram grouped the 10 accessions into two major clusters ...
Ajayi Abiola Toyin, Adesoye Adenubi I.
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Cowpeas provide food and income for many small-holder farmers in Africa. Cowpea grains contain substantial quantities of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fiber.
Sylvester N. T. T. Addy +5 more
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