Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, is an important arid legume crop cultivated
widely in the arid and semiarid tropics of the world mostly by resource-poor farmers involved …

Cover crops constitute one of the most promising agronomic practices towards a more
sustainable agriculture. Their beneficial effects on main crops, soil and environment are …

Cowpea is a great socioeconomically important leguminous plant worldwide. The crop is an
excellent source of proteins and minerals, mainly for the poorest populations. It is cultivated …

An improved cowpea transformation method utilizing Agrobacterium-mediated gene delivery
to explants derived from the cotyledonary nodes of imbibed cowpea seed is described. The …

In cowpea breeding, multi‐environment trials are conducted to select lines with high yield.
The occurrence of genetic and/or statistical imbalance is common in these experiments, in …

The flower bud thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an
economically important pest of cowpea in sub‐Saharan Africa. Varietal resistance is the …

Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an important food security crop. It provides
food and income for many small-holder farmers in Africa. As a food source, the grains …

Genetic gain has been proposed as a quantifiable key performance indicator that can be
used to monitor breeding programs' effectiveness. The cowpea breeding program at the …

Cowpea is an important leguminous crop that serve as source of food to man and as fodder
to livestock. Despite the economic importance of cowpea, its production is limited by biotic …

Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is a main legume food cultivated for its
leaves and grains in Benin. However, cowpea production is limited by insect pests with …