Challenges And Opportunities For Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production
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Challenges And Opportunities For Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: IITA
Release Date : 2002
Challenges And Opportunities For Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production written by and has been published by IITA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Cowpea categories.
Challenges And Opportunities For Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production Proceedings Of The World Cowpea Conference Iii Held At Iita 4 8 September 2000
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language : en
Publisher: IITA
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Challenges And Opportunities For Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production Proceedings Of The World Cowpea Conference Iii Held At Iita 4 8 September 2000 written by and has been published by IITA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Genetic Resources Chromosome Engineering And Crop Improvement
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Author : Ram J. Singh
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2005-03-16
Genetic Resources Chromosome Engineering And Crop Improvement written by Ram J. Singh and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-16 with Science categories.
The first book in this new series discusses grain legumes, which rank only second to cereals in supplying calories and protein to the world's population. With each chapter written by an internationally renowned scientist, the book reviews the role of alien germplasm for the domestication of each major legume crop. Discussion for each crop covers or
Cowpea
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Author : Božica Anđelo Nikolić
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Cowpea written by Božica Anđelo Nikolić and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Business & Economics categories.
Cowpea is a versatile crop that is well-adapted to poor conditions. This, combined with its high nutrition value, gives cowpea the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change and save millions of people from hunger and malnutrition. In Cowpea: Research Progress and Management Challenges, the authors discuss how the increased productivity of cowpea can enhance agribusiness opportunities for people in developing countries and lower costs while increasing income under changing climate conditions.Promising cowpea cultivars are under great threat for profitable cultivation due to the attack of factors such as: fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, nutritional deficiency toxicity, water stress and temperature. Thus, this compilation reviews the present status of fungal and bacterial diseases of this important crop.Next, recent developments about the plant are reviewed which show high recalcitrance to in vitro regeneration and genetic transformation, using different genes of interest, since the 1980s. The main focus of the study included a comparison of protocols for sterilization, types of explants used, growth mediums, cultural conditions, rooting, acclimatization and genetic transformation of cowpea.The authors also discuss the biological and pharmacological aspects of cowpea. Some health benefits include toning the spleen, stomach and pancreas, helping induce urination and relieving damp conditions. Cowpea contains the highest concentration of antioxidant compounds. It also has a small amount of iron, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium.Next, this collection focuses on how cowpea bean protein hydrolysates are obtained, their pharmacological activities and potential toxicity, as well as the potential inclusion of protein hydrolysates or biopeptides into products where they may act like health promoting functional foods/dietary supplements.The authors propose that efforts should focus on the search for increasingly localized, highly effective inoculants adapted for particular cowpea cultivars over a given environmental setting. To demonstrate this, a review is included which will analyzes some of the most pertinent challenges in the search and development of effective cowpea inoculants and suggestions on the way forward.In conclusion, research on the utility of cowpea based diets in domestic ruminants is reviewed, and the translational impacts of these studies for food security and safety and public health has been highlighted.
Advanced Crop Improvement Volume 2
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Author : Aamir Raina
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Advanced Crop Improvement Volume 2 written by Aamir Raina and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Science categories.
As per the reports of FAO, the human population will rise to 9 billion by the end of 2050 and 70% of more food must be produced over the next three decades to feed the additional population. The breeding approaches for crop improvement programs are dependent on the availability and accessibility of genetic variation, either spontaneous or induced by the mutagens. Plant breeders, agronomists, and geneticists are under constant pressure to expand food production by employing innovative breeding strategies to enhance yield, adaptability, nutrition, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In conventional breeding approaches, introgression of genes in crop varieties is laborious and time-consuming. Nowadays, new innovative plant breeding techniques such as molecular breeding and plant biotechnology, supplement the traditional breeding approaches to achieve the desired goals of enhanced food production. With the advent of recent molecular tools like genomics, transgenics, molecular marker-assisted back-crossing, TILLING, Eco-TILLING, gene editing, CRISPR CAS, non-targeted protein abundant comparative proteomics, genome wide association studies have made possible mapping of important QTLs, insertion of transgenes, reduction of linkage drags, and manipulation of genome. In general, conventional and modern plant breeding approaches would be strategically ideal for developing new elite crop varieties to meet the feeding requirement of the increasing world population. This book highlights the latest progress in the field of plant breeding, and their applicability in crop improvement. The basic concept of this 2-volume work is to assess the use of modern breeding strategies in supplementing the conventional breeding toward the development of elite crop varieties, for obtaining desired goals of food production.
Enhancing Smallholder Farmers Access To Seed Of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi Stakeholder Platforms
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Author : Essegbemon Akpo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2021-12-19
Enhancing Smallholder Farmers Access To Seed Of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi Stakeholder Platforms written by Essegbemon Akpo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-19 with Science categories.
This open access book shares the experiences of Tropical Legumes III (TLIII) project in facilitating access to seed of improved legume varieties to smallholder farmers through innovation platforms. It highlights practices and guiding principles implemented in eight developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This book details key processes that respective teams employed to create an innovation space that delivers seed, other inputs, knowledge and financial services to agricultural communities and most importantly, the underserved farmers in remote areas of the drylands. It offers valuable insights into the pathway to establishing, promoting and operating innovation platforms to enhance the performance and competitiveness of legume crops' value chains, and addresses critical issues that must be considered to make innovation platforms more sustainable and attractive to beneficiaries. The book offers a wealth of practical insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers. This publication is all about TLIII community of practice. It will definitely inspire other development workers and scientists to share their own experiences for others to learn from.
Harmonisation Of Regulatory Oversight In Biotechnology Safety Assessment Of Transgenic Organisms In The Environment Volume 6 Oecd Consensus Documents
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2016-04-05
Harmonisation Of Regulatory Oversight In Biotechnology Safety Assessment Of Transgenic Organisms In The Environment Volume 6 Oecd Consensus Documents written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-05 with categories.
This series represents a compilation of the biosafety consensus documents developed by the OECD Working Group on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology over the periods 2011-12 (Volume 5) and 2013-15 (Volume 6).
Genetic And Genomic Resources Of Grain Legume Improvement
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Author : Ousmane Boukar
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Release Date : 2013-07-18
Genetic And Genomic Resources Of Grain Legume Improvement written by Ousmane Boukar and has been published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-18 with Science categories.
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), an indigenous legume to sub-Saharan Africa, is mainly grown in the dry savanna areas as an intercrop with millets, sorghum, groundnut and maize. Cowpea grains rich in protein are consumed in different forms in several parts of the tropics. The average grain yield of cowpea in West Africa is approximately 492kg/ha, which is much lower than its potential yields. This low productivity is due to a host of diseases, insects, pests, parasitic weeds, drought, poor soils and low plant population density in farmers’ fields. Ex situ collection of over 15,000 accessions of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm from different parts of the world were assembled in the IITA gene bank. These genetic resources have been explored to identify new traits and to develop elite cowpea varieties. Many cowpea varieties with high yield potential have been developed and adopted by the farmers. Efforts are continuing to develop better performing varieties using conventional breeding procedures, while molecular tools are being developed to facilitate progress in cowpea breeding.
Cowpea
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Author : Bharat Singh
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2020-01-22
Cowpea written by Bharat Singh and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The story of cowpea (black-eyed peas) is a fascinating example of how science can solve the world's biggest problems—even more fascinating is the story of the scientist behind the research. B.B. Singh wrote this book to serve as an accessible summary of cowpea breeding, management,and use. He has devoted his life's work to solving the ""protein gap"" of the Green Revolution in which the emphasis on corn and wheat neglected the protein-rich legumes vital to plant-based nutrition. Today,under his careful tending, cowpea truly has become the food legume of the century. From genetics to recipes, he gives a full account of how cowpea belongs in our global agriculture and in every diet. Along the way, he shares his inspiring story.
Innovative Partnerships
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Author : International Livestock Research Institute
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Innovative Partnerships written by International Livestock Research Institute and has been published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Livestock categories.