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Assessing the genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] germplasm collections using phenotypic traits and SNP markers.
BMC genetics - 18 Sept 2020
Nkhoma Nelia, Shimelis Hussein, Laing Mark D, Shayanowako Admire, Mathew Isack
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Productivity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] in sub-Sahara Africa is curtailed by a lack of farmer-preferred and improved cultivars and modern production technologies. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent of genetic diversity present among a collection of cowpea accessions from Zambia and Malawi using phenotypic traits and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and,...
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