Breeding elite cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] varieties for improved food security and income in Africa: Opportunities and challenges

AMF Gomes, N Nhantumbo… - … and Breeding for …, 2019 - books.google.com
Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, is among the most important grain legumes
in Africa. Its nutritional value and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potential coupled with a …

Improving cultivation of cowpea in West Africa

AY Kamara, LO Omoigui, N Kamai, SU Ewansiha… - 2018 - oar.icrisat.org
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is a legume crop of vital importance to the livelihoods
of millions of people in West and Central Africa (WCA). It provides a nutritious grain and a …

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] Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) for food security: an evaluation of end-user traits of improved varieties in Swaziland

TM Gondwe, EO Alamu, P Mdziniso, B Maziya-Dixon - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Improved varieties have agronomic advantages over local varieties, but not much attention
has been given to understand the nutritional content of the improved cowpea varieties …

Improving the production and utilization of cowpea as food and fodder

BB Singh, HA Ajeigbe, SA Tarawali… - Field crops …, 2003 - Elsevier
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important food legume and an integral part of
traditional cropping systems in the semi-arid regions of the tropics. The estimated worldwide …

Cowpea

O Boukar, R Bhattacharjee, C Fatokun… - Genetic and genomic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), an indigenous legume to sub-Saharan Africa, is mainly grown
in the dry savanna areas as an intercrop with millets, sorghum, groundnut and maize …

[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 …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] Cowpea production challenges and contribution to livelihood in Sub-Sahara region

L Horn, SN Nghituwamata, I Ueitele - 2022 - repository.unam.edu.na
Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important grain legume mainly grown
in tropical and subtropical regions for vegetables, grains, and fodder. The crop is grown …