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Effect of Different Maize (Zea mays)/Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Intercrop** Patterns and N Supply on Light Interception, Physiology and Productivity of Cowpea
The objective of this experiment was to assess the impact of different planting patterns on light availability for cowpea within the intercrop...
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Diseases in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.): Next Generation Breeding Techniques for Develo** Disease-Resistant Cowpea
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques have revolutionized the field of genomics and played a significant role in disease-resistant breeding...
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Cowpea landraces in northern Nigeria: overview of seedling drought tolerance
The success of a breeding program largely depends on the presence of sufficient genetic diversity in crops to provide an avenue for selection of...
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Cowpea aphid resistance in cowpea line CB77 functions primarily through antibiosis and eliminates phytotoxic symptoms of aphid feeding
Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) is one of the most important crops in semiarid areas of the world, where it thrives in hot, dry conditions. While cowpea...
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Enhancing cowpea wilt resistance: insights from gene coexpression network analysis with exogenous melatonin treatment
BackgroundCowpea wilt is a harmful disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum , leading to substantial losses in cowpea production. Melatonin reportedly...
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Genetic Diversity of Cowpea Parental Lines Assembled for Breeding in Uganda
Cowpea is a grain legume that is commonly grown in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for a variety of uses including food, feed, and soil fertility...
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Phosphorus and Selenium Interaction Effects on Agronomic Biofortification of Cowpea Plants
Selenium (Se) as selenite and phosphorus (P) have similarities in uptake and assimilation by plants. Selenium content in cowpea grains might be...
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Physiological and Biochemical Aspects Involved in Tolerance to Water Deficit in Traditional Cowpea
PurposeCowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) is a significant protein source in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. However, its cultivation in the...
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Molecular characterization of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] subspecies with SSR markers
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata , is an important food legume in the tropics and subtropics. However, cowpea is a complex species with more than 10...
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Assessment of maize-cowpea intercrop** response to row orientation in diverse agro-ecologies of Côte d'Ivoire
The stability of crop** systems in a changing climate context depends on numerous factors, including row orientation, to optimize the use of...
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Breeding Cowpea: A Nutraceutical Option for Future Global Food and Nutritional Security
Nutritional security has become the prime concern for world agriculture through improving the nutritional quality of crop plants and fostering...
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Breeding Cowpea: A Nutraceutical Option for Future Global Food and Nutritional Security
Nutritional security has become the prime concern for world agriculture through improving the nutritional quality of crop plants and fostering...
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Updates on cowpea viruses in Southwest Nigeria: distribution, prevalence and coinfection
Cowpea is an important source of dietary proteins in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Its productivity is constrained by several viral...
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WirPheno: an affordable medium throughput root phenoty** protocol for assessment of waterlogging induced roots in cowpea
Implementing trait-based phenoty** for waterlogging stress in crop improvement has become imperative due to the limitations of traditional methods...
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Selenium promotes hormesis in physiological, biochemical, and biological nitrogen fixation traits in cowpea plants
AimsEnhancing crop yields is a contemporary challenge of the modern world, and selenium (Se) has been shown to improve plant health against various...
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Intercrop** organic melon and cowpea combined with return of crop residues increases yields and soil fertility
The growth of legumes, reduced tillage and addition of crop residues can be regarded as a good alternative in intercrop** systems to increase soil...
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Effect of Rice Husk Ash and Neem Extracts on Callosobruchus maculatus in Stored Cowpea in Northern Ghana
Food storage is a positive step towards food security, especially in periods in the year where production is low. There are various improved grain...
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Intercrop** Millet with Cowpea Reduces Pratylenchus Abundance and Improves Land Use Efficiency in a Low Input Sub-Saharan Crop** System
Millet/cowpea intercrop** is a promoted practice in Sub-Saharan agriculture. However, because cowpea is known as a host for plant-parasitic...
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Exploring genetic variation for pre-harvest sprouting tolerance in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm conserved in Indian National Genebank
Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is a phenomenon that causes substantial losses in the yield of cultivated Vigna and is mainly brought on by humid...
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Cowpea crop** systems, traits preference and production constraints in the upper west region of Ghana: farmers' consultation and implications for breeding
BackgroundCowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is used primarily as food for humans and feed for animals. It is also used for soil management within...
