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 …

Food legumes are important for defeating malnutrition and sustaining agri-food systems
globally. Breeding efforts in legume crops have been largely confined to the exploitation of …

Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata L. Walp., is a diploid warm‐season legume of critical
importance as both food and fodder in sub‐Saharan Africa. This species is also grown in …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an important legume crop with diverse uses. The species is
presently a minor crop, and evaluation of its genetic diversity has been very limited. In this …

Food insecurity, protein-energy malnutrition, and food-feed competition have motivated the
search for alternative food and feed sources for human and animal nutrition. According to …

Although cowpea is an important food security crop in Africa, its production is constrained by
insect pests such as the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata)(Lepidoptera). Potential control …

Grain legumes play a crucial role in human nutrition and as a staple crop for low-income
farmers in developing and underdeveloped nations, contributing to overall food security and …

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 …

Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important cash, food and nutritional
security grain legume crop in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. However, its …

Ensuing protein malnutrition in developing countries, an affordable protein food source
needs to be distinguished. Fabaceae family accommodate moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia L.) …