Improving the production and utilization of cowpea as food and fodder

Field Crops Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 169-177

  Singh, B B ^a,c   Ajeigbe, H A ^a   Tarawali, S A ^a   Fernandez Rivera, S ^b   Abubakar, Musa ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c Intl Livestock Research Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop livestock systems; Dual purpose cowpea; Fodder; Haulms; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PROTEINS; RAIN;

CROPPING SYSTEMS;

CROPS;

CROP PRODUCTION; FODDER; LEGUME; MIXED FARMING; YIELD;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0348047243     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00148-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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