What is it about?
Morphological diversity among some collected landraces of wild relative of the popular cowpea, was evaluated. Chromosome counts were also carried out to ascertain the level of relationship among the collected accessions and cowpea.
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Why is it important?
The diversity and chromosome studies are crucial to genetic improvement and utilization as food and erosion control crop.
Perspectives
Working on legume like cowpea and its wild relatives is very interesting and exciting, particularly towards food security and environmental restoration. This article is desirable considering the importance of legumes to agriculture and food provision.
Ass. Prof. Jacob Olagbenro Popoola
Bowen University
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This page is a summary of: Morphological Diversity and Cytological Studies in Some Accessions of Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Richard, Annual Research & Review in Biology, January 2017, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/arrb/2017/36173.
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