Screening cowpea for drought tolerance

Country
Nigeria

Description

[Synopsis]

Drought-tolerant Iines of cowpea were screened for adaptation to the semiarid tropics of West Africa. These Iines we re able to grow vigorously in the dry season using residua l soil moisture and they yielded an adequate amount of fodder and grains (about 1 ton per ha) without any precipitation and irrigation.

Affiliation

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Biological Resources Division

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Classification

Technical A

Term of research

FY1995(FY1992-FY1995)

Responsible researcher

TERAO Tomio ( Biological Resources Division )

WATANABE Iwao ( Biological Resources Division )

SINGH Bir B. ( International Institute of Tropical Agriculture )

ほか
Publication, etc.

Japanese PDF

1995_03_A3_ja.pdf1.26 MB

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