NEW in European Journal of Agronomy
Management and #soil properties for production of #pulses
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#legumes #agriculture #landuse #nitrogen #cowpea #fababean #mungbean #pea #adzukibean

Morning neighbors tiny #CowPea #flower aka Chinese Wisteria plant producing long string beans. 🌦️
#nature #photography #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #Macro #花 #garden

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) landraces in Mozambique and neighbouring Southern African countries harbour genetic loci with potential for climate adaptation - Communications Biology Smallholder-maintained cowpea varieties in Southern Africa hold valuable genetic traits for adapting to a changing climate, offering key insights for breeding resilient crops and strengthening future ...

Smallholder-maintained #cowpea varieties in Southern Africa hold valuable genetic traits for adapting to a changing climate, offering key insights for breeding resilient #crops and strengthening future food security.🌍 @mdellacq.bsky.social
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Transgenic cowpea conferring insect resistance and glyphosate tolerance Transgenic cowpea expressing a Cry1Ab-Vip3 fusion protein and CP4-EPSPS was generated via a modified Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method using glyphosate for selection. A transgenic line nam...

In #China, cowpea is particularly vulnerable to a range of insect pests, incl. #legume pod borer, beet armyworm & tobacco cutworm, which attack #cowpeas throughout the entire growth stage, i.e. traditional #cowpea cultivation heavily relies on synthetic pesticides… (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/ps.8...

#Cowpeas are a key crop in sub-Saharan #Africa, but the #legume pod borer can cause 80% #yields losses. Natural resistance to this #pest is absent and insecticides are ineffective, but Bt #cowpea provides complete resistance. Already commercialized in Nigeria… (1/x) doi.org/10.3390/agro... #GMO

Explore the insights from Ahmed's recent research trip to #Somalia. His work on #cowpea examines how 30+ years of civil war and recurrent droughts have impacted its genetic diversity. 🌱 Read more: www.cropsciencecentre.org/news/researc...

Starting 2025 @bsky.app and I look forward to connecting with a resourceful scientific community.

My first post here is to share my recent work towards #breeding for #climate-resilience in #Cowpea for sub-Saharan Africa

Happy reading 📚 😊

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Scientists look to revive 'forgotten' crops of the past as staple foods become increasingly harder to grow: '[We] need to diversify the food system' Researchers identified 52 species, including the spider plant, that can provide healthy meals even decades from now.

Time for black #nightshade, leafy #amaranth, #pumpkin leaves, #okra, #jute mallow, and leafy #cowpea in #peanut sauce
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Write shop to document breeding gains in #wheat, #cowpea, #groundnut and #rice breeding programs at the Directorate of Agricultural, Research, Innovation and Specialist Services #Zimbabwe. Super intensive and productive.

Thanks to @cgiar.bsky.social Accelerated Breeding Initiative for supporting!

Ghana releases first GMO crop for commercial cultivation  | Ghana News Agency By Albert Futukpor   Nyankpala (N/R), July 26, GNA – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute has released the pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea, the f...

#Ghana releases 1st #GMO crop for commercial cultivation. It's a #cowpea variety resistant to pod borer (that can cause 80% losses), with high #nutrition, higher #yields & early maturing. It's in line with efforts to ensure #foodsecurity in the country: gna.org.gh/2024/07/ghan...

Plant Virus Fights Cancers in Mice With 'Widespread Effectiveness' Could it protect people, too?

Plant Virus Fights Cancers in Mice With 'Widespread Effectiveness'

"...the #cowpea #mosaic #virus boosted survival rates and systemically suppressed tumor growth in mice afflicted with various cancers, including breast, colon, and ovarian #cancer."

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