Two tightly linked genes coding for NAD-dependent malic enzyme and dynamin-related protein are associated with resistance to Cercospora leaf spot disease in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03470-6
Abstract: Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) caused by Cercospora canescens is an important disease of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). A previous study using an F2 population [CSR12906 (susceptible) × IT90K-59-120 (resistant)] identified a major QTL qCLS9.1 for resistance… read more here.
Keywords: disease cowpea; cercospora leaf; resistance; leaf spot ... See more keywords
Quantitative trait loci influencing days to flowering and plant height in cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp
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DOI: 10.1007/s00438-020-01680-y
Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculate (L.) Walp.) is a worldwide important multifunctional legume crop for food grain, vegetable, fodder, and cover crop. Nevertheless, only limited research has been conducted on agronomic traits. Here, we report quantitative trait… read more here.
Keywords: trait; plant; quantitative trait; plant height ... See more keywords
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] maternal lineages, chloroplast captures, and wild cowpea evolution
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DOI: 10.1007/s10722-021-01155-y
Abstract: Vigna unguiculata is the major grain legume in Africa and is also important in South-East Asia as a vegetable. The wild relatives, present only in Africa, are currently made of ten subspecies. However, while the… read more here.
Keywords: cowpea vigna; var spontanea; evolution cowpea; vigna unguiculata ... See more keywords
Insights into nitrogen fixing traits and population structure analyses in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) accessions grown in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s12298-020-00811-4
Abstract: With legumes, symbiotic N2 fixation can meet the species N demand and reduce the over-reliance on chemical fertilizers in tropical regions where N deficiency is a major factor limiting crop yields and increased agricultural sustainability.… read more here.
Keywords: unguiculata walp; grown ghana; vigna unguiculata; ssr markers ... See more keywords
Germinative metabolism and seedling growth of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) under salt and osmotic stress
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.03.019
Abstract: Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) plays a strategic role in arid and semi-arid regions being used in both human food and animal supplementation. Although it is described as moderately tolerant plant to soil salinity, little is… read more here.
Keywords: vigna unguiculata; seedling growth; cowpea vigna; osmotic stress ... See more keywords
Microarray analysis of the effect of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) phenolic extract in bovine peripheral blood
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DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2016.1264305
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this study, the effect of polyphenolic extracts from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) on global gene expression in bovine peripheral blood was investigated. Blood collected from Holstein-Friesian cows (n = 10) was treated with 10 µg/mL of cowpea… read more here.
Keywords: vigna unguiculata; peripheral blood; expression; blood ... See more keywords
Natural Occurrence of Tomato chlorosis virus in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in China
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DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-17-0288-pdn
Abstract: Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), a phloem-limited and whitefly-transmitted crinivirus (family Closteroviridae) has been reported recently in China (Zhao, et al., 2015). In the summers of 2014 and 2016, leaves of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) plants exhibiting… read more here.
Keywords: vigna unguiculata; chlorosis virus; tomato; cowpea vigna ... See more keywords
First report of Colletotrichum cliviicola causing anthracnose disease of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-22-2512-pdn
Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a staple crop for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. However, its production is challenged by various abiotic and biotic constraints, including fungal diseases. In February 2020, around 10%… read more here.
Keywords: unguiculata walp; cowpea vigna; disease; cliviicola ... See more keywords
Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Candidate Genes for Flowering Time in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.)
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.667038
Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp., diploid, 2n = 22) is a major crop used as a protein source for human consumption as well as a quality feed for livestock. It is drought and heat tolerant… read more here.
Keywords: vigna unguiculata; time; flowering time; cowpea vigna ... See more keywords
Introgression Breeding in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.567425
Abstract: The narrow base of genetic diversity characteristic of cowpea can be attributed to it being self-pollinating, evolving from narrow wild germplasm and exhibiting very limited gene flow between wild and cultivated types. Backcrossing to introduce… read more here.
Keywords: seed; breeding cowpea; introgression breeding; cowpea vigna ... See more keywords
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Landraces from Portugal and Mozambique
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12040846
Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is currently a legume crop of minor importance in Europe but a highly relevant staple crop in Africa and the second most cultivated legume in Mozambique. In Portugal and Mozambique,… read more here.
Keywords: unguiculata walp; structure cowpea; cowpea vigna; mozambique ... See more keywords