| dc.contributor.author | Padulosi, S. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ng, N.Q. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:22:22Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:22:22Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Padulosi, S. & Ng, N. Q. (1997). Origin, taxonomy, and morphology of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. In B.B. Singh, D.R. Mohan Raji and K.E. Dashiel, Advances in cowpea research. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 1-12). |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3995 |
| dc.description.abstract | Cowpea (V. unguiculata) represents the main food legume in tropical Africa. Germplasm collecting missions launched over the past 10 years have provided genebanks with a wide array of variability within the cultivated and wild taxa of the species. Based on detailed studies on morphological diversity of live materials along with extensive survey of materials in major Vigna herbaria and ecogeographical information, a new intra specific classification recognizing 13 varieties of wild cowpea has been proposed and described. The study points out that the southernmost region of Africa is most probably the center of origin for the species V. unguiculata,while its domestication might have taken place in West Africa. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Cowpeas |
| dc.subject | Germplasm |
| dc.subject | Ecogeographic |
| dc.subject | Taxonomy |
| dc.subject | Gene Banks |
| dc.title | Origin, taxonomy and morphology of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |
| cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Plant Genetic Resources Institute |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Acp |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | Europe |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Italy |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Cowpea |
| cg.iitasubject | Disease Control |
| cg.iitasubject | Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products |
| cg.iitasubject | Pests Of Plants |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Breeding |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Diseases |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Ecology |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Genetic Resources |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Health |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 99281 |
