Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress

Cowpea is one of the most important leguminous crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and moisture stress is among the constraints affecting its productivity. This study was conducted to understand the response of cowpea accessions to moisture stress. A total of 255 cowpea accessions from Togo and four...

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Autores principales: Manneh, N., Adetimirin, V.O., Dieng, I., Ntukidem, S.O., Fatokun, C.A., Boukar, O.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162694
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author Manneh, N.
Adetimirin, V.O.
Dieng, I.
Ntukidem, S.O.
Fatokun, C.A.
Boukar, O.
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Boukar, O.
Dieng, I.
Fatokun, C.A.
Manneh, N.
Ntukidem, S.O.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
Dieng, I.
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Boukar, O.
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description Cowpea is one of the most important leguminous crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and moisture stress is among the constraints affecting its productivity. This study was conducted to understand the response of cowpea accessions to moisture stress. A total of 255 cowpea accessions from Togo and four checks from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), were assessed. The trials were conducted in the glasshouse and an open field (which was divided into moisture-stressed (MS) and non-moisture-stressed fields (NMS)). In the non-moisture-stressed environment compared to the moisture-stressed environment, there was a greater heritability for agronomic traits such as biomass, seed weight, and pod weight. The accessions with the highest seed weights (yield-related traits), surpassing the checks under both moisture-stressed and non-moisture-stressed conditions in the field, were six viz.: RK173 (49.8 g (MS); 90.4 g (NMS)), RP225 (34.6 g (MS); 119.9 g (NMS)), RP232 (33.4 g (MS); 51.9 g (NMS)), RM357 (27.9 g (MS); 62.9 g (NMS)), RK148 (23.9 g (MS); 63.4 g (NMS)), and Vu081_2_2 (21.8 g (MS); 46.7 g (NMS)). The most promising accession was RK173; this was ranked first under the moisture-stressed condition and ranked second under the non-moisture-stressed condition with a loss in weight of 44.9% due to drought stress. Of the top 20 accessions that recovered after watering resumed in the glasshouse screening, only the following 9 had a recovery percentage higher than 5% viz.: RS029 (34.5%), RK014 (14.2%), RS114 (9.6%), RK121 (8.3%), RS007 (7.6%), RK123 (7.3%), RS037 (7.3%), RS101 (5.6%), and RS108 (5.1%). The best line and those with a higher recovery percentage could be exploited further in order to improve them in future drought breeding programs by crossing them with lines susceptible to drought or using other drought breeding techniques.
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spelling CGSpace1626942025-12-08T10:29:22Z Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress Manneh, N. Adetimirin, V.O. Dieng, I. Ntukidem, S.O. Fatokun, C.A. Boukar, O. cowpeas greenhouses heritability breeding methods Cowpea is one of the most important leguminous crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and moisture stress is among the constraints affecting its productivity. This study was conducted to understand the response of cowpea accessions to moisture stress. A total of 255 cowpea accessions from Togo and four checks from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), were assessed. The trials were conducted in the glasshouse and an open field (which was divided into moisture-stressed (MS) and non-moisture-stressed fields (NMS)). In the non-moisture-stressed environment compared to the moisture-stressed environment, there was a greater heritability for agronomic traits such as biomass, seed weight, and pod weight. The accessions with the highest seed weights (yield-related traits), surpassing the checks under both moisture-stressed and non-moisture-stressed conditions in the field, were six viz.: RK173 (49.8 g (MS); 90.4 g (NMS)), RP225 (34.6 g (MS); 119.9 g (NMS)), RP232 (33.4 g (MS); 51.9 g (NMS)), RM357 (27.9 g (MS); 62.9 g (NMS)), RK148 (23.9 g (MS); 63.4 g (NMS)), and Vu081_2_2 (21.8 g (MS); 46.7 g (NMS)). The most promising accession was RK173; this was ranked first under the moisture-stressed condition and ranked second under the non-moisture-stressed condition with a loss in weight of 44.9% due to drought stress. Of the top 20 accessions that recovered after watering resumed in the glasshouse screening, only the following 9 had a recovery percentage higher than 5% viz.: RS029 (34.5%), RK014 (14.2%), RS114 (9.6%), RK121 (8.3%), RS007 (7.6%), RK123 (7.3%), RS037 (7.3%), RS101 (5.6%), and RS108 (5.1%). The best line and those with a higher recovery percentage could be exploited further in order to improve them in future drought breeding programs by crossing them with lines susceptible to drought or using other drought breeding techniques. 2024 2024-11-25T09:59:38Z 2024-11-25T09:59:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162694 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Manneh, N., Adetimirin, V.O., Dieng, I., Ntukidem, S.O., Fatokun, C.A. & Boukar, O. (2024). Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress. International Journal of Plant Biology, 15, 1-14.
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greenhouses
heritability
breeding methods
Manneh, N.
Adetimirin, V.O.
Dieng, I.
Ntukidem, S.O.
Fatokun, C.A.
Boukar, O.
Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title_full Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title_fullStr Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title_full_unstemmed Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title_short Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) accessions to moisture stress
title_sort response of cowpea vigna unguiculata l walp accessions to moisture stress
topic cowpeas
greenhouses
heritability
breeding methods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162694
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