A note on the Nigerian vegetable cowpea

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Uguru, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Legume; Nigeria; Vegetable cowpea; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING TYPE; COWPEA;

NIGERIA;

LEGUMINOSAE; VIGNA UNGUICULATA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0030458675     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00126755     Document Type: Article

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