Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.), is an important grain legume grown in the tropics where it
constitutes a valuable source of protein in the diets of millions of people. Some abiotic and …

Cowpea is one of the most important grain legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It provides
strong support to the livelihood of small-scale farmers through its contributions to their …

… JD Ehlers, WC Matthews, AE Hall, and PA Roberts 1.5 Breeding cowpea for resistance to
insect pests: attempted 52 crosses between cowpea and Vigna vexillata CA Fatokun …

A well saturated genomic map is a necessity for a breeding program based on marker assisted
selection. To this end, we are developing genomic maps for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata …

… C every cycle from 64 to 55C. The PCR reaction continued for 30 additional cycles at 94C for
1 min, 55C for 1 min, and 72C … that constructed by AFLP (Fatokun, 1999, unpublished data) …

This review presents an overview of accomplishments on different aspects of cowpea breeding
for drought tolerance. Furthermore it provides options to enhance the genetic potential of …

Consensus genetic linkage maps provide a genomic framework for quantitative trait loci
identification, map-based cloning, assessment of genetic diversity, association mapping, and …

… Cultures were incubated at 37C for 24 h with aeration, and then stored at −80C. The libraries
contained 36 864 clones each, with average insert sizes of 150 kb for the HindIII library and …

The taxonomy of the genus Vigna has been primarily based on morphological attributes.
We have used 27 genomic clones from soybean, common bean, mungbean and cowpea to …

… In a study involving 100 improved cowpea breeding and germplasm lines, protein content
in grains ranged from 22 to 30% (Fatokun, unpublished IITA data). These latter reports reveal …