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
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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Biological Resources Division
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
- Classification
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Technical A
- Term of research
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FY1995（FY1992-FY1995）
- Responsible researcher
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TERAO Tomio ( Biological Resources Division )
WATANABE Iwao ( Biological Resources Division )
SINGH Bir B. ( International Institute of Tropical Agriculture )
- ほか
- Publication, etc.
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- Japanese PDF
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1995_03_A3_ja.pdf1.26 MB