Bambara groundnut (BGN) is a protein-rich pulse with the ability to lead to more climate-
resilient agriculture. The objective of this study was to review Alectra vogelii as a potential …

Legumes and farmyard manure (FYM) both are well-recognized soil restorative agents. But
due to the introduction of high-yielding cultivars farmers switched to synthetic fertilizers for …

Aims: To determine awareness of legume witchweed A. vogelii, relative to well known cereal
witchweed Striga sciatica (L). Kuntze, amongst government extension officers in three …

Cowpea is popular in Eastern Kenya where it is attractive to farmers because of its high
economic value and the belief that it does not require many external inputs. Farmers are …

Parasitic angiosperm Alectra vogelii Benth is a growing problem in Malawi, particularly with
current emphasis on legumes. Therefore, two studies were set in order to understand the …

Alectra vogelii (benth) is parasitic weed which causes significant yield reductions in cowpea
(Vigna unguiculataWalp) in Africa. The objective of this study was to identify the type of gene …

This paper present presents a pathway followed by the Alectra research project group in
Tanzania and Malawi breeding cowpea for Alectra resistance and for the market. The main …

Abstract Witchweed (Alectra vogelii Benth.) is a legume parasitic weed that causes severe
yield reduction of groundnut (Acharis hypogea L.) in Africa. The study was conducted to …

Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) are important grain legumes grown by resource poor farmers
across Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, cowpeas continue to produce low yields due to erratic …

It is estimated that 80% of the farmers in Africa use seeds from the informal seed system that
are of unknown quality. Contamination of such seeds with impurities and disease causing …