Production constraints and breeding approaches for cowpea improvement for drought prone agro-ecologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
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2020
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Elsevier
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Cowpea [Vignaunguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important grain legume which is widely grown in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for food and feed. Its grain contains high levels of protein, energy, micro- and macro-nutrients. In SSA cowpea productivity is considerably low due to a wide array of abiotic and biotic stresses, and socio-economic constraints. This review summarizes challenges and constraints to cowpea production, breeding methods and progress, genetic variation and analysis of cowpea. Therefore, this review could serve as baseline information
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Breeding, Genetic variation, Macro-nuetrients, Cowpea productivity