Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance

GV Nkomo, MM Sedibe… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. L) is an important leguminous crop largely grown by
smallholder farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa for food security and animal feed. The objective …

Engineering legume for drought stress tolerance: Constraints, accomplishments, and future prospects

A Jalal, K Rauf, B Iqbal, R Khalil, H Mustafa… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought is one the most devastating issue to agriculture productivity and food security in the
current climate extremes. The current review focused on research-based engineering of …

Seedling stage drought screening of candidate cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.) genotypes

TK Tengey, RA Gyamfi, EK Sallah… - Cogent Food & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Prolonged drought of cowpea at the seedling stage can affect survival and productivity. This
study sought to evaluate cowpea genotypes for their resistance to seedling-stage drought …

Phenotyping cowpea accessions at the seedling stage for drought tolerance in controlled environments

GV Nkomo, MM Sedibe, MA Mofokeng - Open Agriculture, 2022 - degruyter.com
One of the most important screening techniques used in cowpea selection for drought
tolerance is screening at the seedling stage. The objective of this study was to phenotype 60 …

Advanced Breeding Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cowpea

P Veeranagappa, B Manu, G Prasad, MW Blair… - Genomic Designing for …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cowpea (Vignaunguiculata L. Walp.) belongs to Papillinoideae tribe of the
Fabaceae (Legume) family and is also commonly known as black eyed-pea, crowder pea …

Phenotyping cowpea accessions at the seedling stage for drought tolerance using the pot method

GV Nkomo, MM Sedibe, MA Mofokeng - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
One of the most important screening techniques used in cowpea selection for drought
tolerance is screening at the seedling stage. The objective of this study was to phenotype 60 …