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dc.contributor.authorBoukar, O.
dc.contributor.authorFatokun, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorAbberton, M.T.
dc.contributor.authorHuynh, B.
dc.contributor.authorClose, T.J.
dc.contributor.authorKyei-Boahen, S.
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, T.J.V.
dc.contributor.authorEhlers, J.D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:58:17Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:58:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.identifier.citationBoukar, O., Fatokun, C.A., Roberts, P.A., Abberton, M., Huynh, B.L., Close, T.J., ... & Ehlers, J.D. (2015). Cowpea. In Grain Legumes (pp. 219-250). Springer New York.
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4939-2796-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/958
dc.descriptionSeries ISSN: 2363-8478
dc.description.abstractCowpea, 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 inhabitants. It is indigenous to SSA with both cultivated and wild relatives distributed across the whole subregion. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) holds a collection of more than 15,000 accessions from 90 countries. This valuable source of traits is being exploited to address preferences of consumers and producers as well as the numerous cowpea production constraints. Substantial progress has been achieved through the development of cultivars targeting these biotic and abiotic stress factors. Current cowpea breeding programs aim at enhancing yield and grain quality, largely through introgression of desirable genes. With the recent development of genomic tools and the successful establishment of genetic transformation in cowpea, modern breeding approaches integrating new biotechnologies and conventional breeding methods are being implemented in several of the existing breeding programs. Ongoing activities will also ensure a sustainable production of quality seeds of released varieties in response to the increasing demand for the crop in SSA.
dc.format.extent219-250
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHandbook of Plant Breeding;10
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectSouthern Pea
dc.subjectVigna Unguiculata
dc.subjectGenetic Resources
dc.subjectGrain Legumes
dc.subjectGermplasm
dc.titleCowpea
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
cg.contributor.affiliationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South Of Sahara
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceNew York
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid77604
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2797-5_7


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