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 …

Meta-omics of endophytic microbes in agricultural biotechnology

BS Adeleke, OO Babalola - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Endophytic studies are becoming popular with the current advancement in microbial
ecology. The internal tissue of the plant represents a discreet region for diverse endophytic …

Resilience of soybean cultivars to drought stress during flowering and early-seed setting stages

S Poudel, RR Vennam, A Shrestha, KR Reddy… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Drought stress during the reproductive stage and declining soybean yield potential raise
concerns about yield loss and economic return. In this study, ten cultivars were …

Screening of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) genotypes for waterlogging tolerance using morpho-physiological traits at early growth stage

OJ Olorunwa, B Adhikari, A Shi, TC Barickman - Plant Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The majority of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) produced in the US is planted shortly
after the summer rains and subsequently depends on rain or artificial irrigation. Therefore …

Cowpea constraints and breeding in Europe

E Lazaridi, PJ Bebeli - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is a legume with a constant rate of cultivation in
Southern European countries. Consumer demand for cowpea worldwide is rising due to its …

Selection of soybean and cowpea cultivars with superior performance under drought using growth and biochemical aspects

RS Miranda, BSF Fonseca, DS Pinho, JYN Batista… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Identifying cultivars of leguminous crops exhibiting drought resistance has become crucial in
addressing water scarcity issues. This investigative study aimed to select soybean and …

Crop landraces and indigenous varieties: A valuable source of genes for plant breeding

E Lazaridi, A Kapazoglou, M Gerakari, K Kleftogianni… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Landraces and indigenous varieties comprise valuable sources of crop species diversity.
Their utilization in plant breeding may lead to increased yield and enhanced quality traits, as …

OMICS in Fodder Crops: Applications, Challenges, and Prospects

P Kumar, J Singh, G Kaur, PM Adunola… - Current Issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biomass yield and quality are the primary targets in forage crop improvement programs
worldwide. Low-quality fodder reduces the quality of dairy products and affects cattle's …

Socio-economic constraints of adopting new cowpea varieties in three agro-ecological zones in the Senegalese peanut basin

A Beye, PB Diakhate, O Diouf, A Faye, AK Obour… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Socio-economic constraints like gender, education, age, and income significantly affect the
adoption of improved agricultural technologies. The objective of this study was to determine …

Draft Genome Sequence of Priestia sp. Strain TSO9, a Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Associated with Wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) in the Yaqui …

ME Ortega-Urquieta, V Valenzuela-Ruíz, D Mitra… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Strain TSO9 was isolated from a commercial field of wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp.
durum) located in the Yaqui, Valley, Mexico. Here, the genome of this strain was sequenced …