ReviewFrontiers in plant science2020
Introgression Breeding in Cowpea [
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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- Scaling up orphan crop research: genebank genetics highlight geographic structure in cultivated cowpea from 10 617 global accessions.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Genetic architecture of cowpea domestication: QTL mapping and comparison shed new light on the dual domestication events.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- Genetic improvement and bioactive potential of rice bean (Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Genetic diversity and structure of Asian cowpea germplasm.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Marker assisted introgression of bacterial leaf blight and cowpea mosaic virus resistance into an elite cowpea cultivar C-152.Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement · 2025Article
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- Cowpea (Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Genetic progress in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] stemming from breeding modernization efforts at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.The plant genome · 2024Article
- Genetic Dissection of Diverse Seed Coat Patterns in Cowpea through a Comprehensive GWAS Approach.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- A review on regulatory aspects, challenges and public perception in acceptance of genetically modified foods.Food science and biotechnology · 2024Review
- A Mid-Density Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel for Molecular Applications in Cowpea (International journal of genomics · 2024Article
- Impact of Polyploidy Induction for Salinity Stress Mitigation in Soybean (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Cowpea Constraints and Breeding in Europe.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cowpea (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- OMICS in Fodder Crops: Applications, Challenges, and Prospects.Current issues in molecular biology · 2022Review
- Molecular mechanisms, genetic mapping, and genome editing for insect pest resistance in field crops.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2022Review
- Nutritional Composition, Efficacy, and Processing ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Revisiting the Domestication Process of AfricanPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Unlocking the hidden variation from wild repository for accelerating genetic gain in legumes.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The narrow base of genetic diversity characteristic of cowpea can be attributed to it being self-pollinating, evolving from narrow wild germplasm and exhibiting very limited gene flow between wild and cultivated types. Backcrossing to introduce simply inherited desirable traits and utilization of improved breeding lines and varieties as parents in crossing programs further narrowed the genetic base of cowpea varieties. In most cowpea breeding programs, genes for resistance and market traits were pyramided into lines characterized by high levels of acceptance to farmers and consumers. Besides predisposing widely distributed improved varieties to genetic vulnerability, a narrow base of genetic variation may be contributing to the plateauing in cowpea grain yield, which compromises genetic gains. Cross compatible wild relatives have not been used in variety development because breeders shy away from them due to their tiny seed size, unattractive seed coat color and texture, pod shattering, and susceptibility to viruses. A number of wild cowpea relatives, both within and outside section
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