Classification of genetic diversity and choice of parents for hybridization in cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp for humid savanna ecology

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2333-2339

  Aremu, C O ^a   Adebayo, M A ^a   Ariyo, O J ^b   Adewale, B B ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accessions; Cowpea; Genetic diversity; Hybridization; Parents; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; FLOWERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAVANNA;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 35648952728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2366     Document Type: Article

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