Genetic analysis of yield and its components in vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)

Euphytica

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-213

  Umaharan, Pathmanathan ^a   Ariyanayagam, Rasiah P ^a   Haque, Syed Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Clusters; Genetics; Inheritance; Pod weight; Selection; Vegetable cowpea; Vigna unguiculata; Yield components

Indexed keywords

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0030882466     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002905213073     Document Type: Article

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