[HTML][HTML] Genomic tools in cowpea breeding programs: status and perspectives

O Boukar, CA Fatokun, BL Huynh, PA Roberts… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cowpea is one of the most important grain legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It provides
strong support to the livelihood of small-scale farmers through its contributions to their …

Recent progress in cowpea genetics and breeding

BB Singh - I International Conference on Indigenous Vegetables …, 2006 - actahort.org
Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is one of the important food legumes in the
hot-dry tropics and sub-tropics and especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is consumed …

Cowpea, a multifunctional legume

MP Timko, BB Singh - Genomics of tropical crop plants, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important warm-season legume grown
primarily in the semi-arid tropics. The majority of cowpea is grown by subsistence farmers in …

Cowpea

O Boukar, CA Fatokun, PA Roberts, M Abberton… - Grain legumes, 2015 - Springer
Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, is an important grain legume adapted to the sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) where it contributes to the nutrition, health, and income of rural and suburban …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Genetics, genomics and breeding

O Boukar, N Belko, S Chamarthi, A Togola… - Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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. Some …

[HTML][HTML] Production constraints and breeding approaches for cowpea improvement for drought prone agro-ecologies in Sub-Saharan Africa

LN Horn, H Shimelis - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important grain legume which is widely
grown in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for food and feed. Its grain contains high levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Breeding cowpea for resistance to insect pests: attempted crosses between cowpea and Vigna vexillata

CA Fatokun - Challenges and opportunities for enhancing …, 2002 - books.google.com
Cowpea is grown mainly for its protein-rich grains, which is consumed in various forms in
sub-Saharan Africa. Average grain yield in farmers' fields is generally low due to a number …

[HTML][HTML] Breeding of vegetable cowpea for nutrition and climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: progress, opportunities, and challenges

TW Mekonnen, AS Gerrano, NW Mbuma… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Constraints and prospects of improving cowpea productivity to ensure food, nutritional security and environmental sustainability

OI Omomowo, OO Babalola - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Providing safe and secure food for an increasing number of people globally is challenging.
Coping with such a human population by merely applying the conventional agricultural …

Genome resources for climate‐resilient cowpea, an essential crop for food security

M Muñoz‐Amatriaín, H Mirebrahim, P Xu… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is a legume crop that is resilient to hot and
drought‐prone climates, and a primary source of protein in sub‐Saharan Africa and other …