Cowpea yield improvement is done by adding agricultural inputs. The use of natural substances as pesticides being encouraged to fight against cowpea field pests. pesticidal potentials Azadirachta indica and Boswellia dalzielii water extracts, Metarhizium anisopliae, alone in combination with plant a commercial synthetic pesticide (Decis®) were tested on two varieties cowpeas, Vigna unguiculata ...

Abstract The species Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp), commonly known as cowpea, is a multi-purpose legume that has been selected into three subspecies are divided grain, fodder and pod (yardlong bean) types. However, genetic bases for distinctions not well understood. purpose of this study was to apply genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) current reference genome V. distinguish identify signatures diverg...

This study aims to diagnose the traditional processes of bio conservation food products based on plant extracts. A semi-structured survey was conducted among 240 state and private actors in agricultural citrus production practitioners this method communes Za-Kpota Klouékanmè Benin. The data collected (type conservatives, used, conserved, technology bioconserver) were subjected a descriptive ana...

Cowpea adapts very well to environmental conditions that normally affect production of crops such as drought, temperature changes and other stresses. However, apart from these attributes, the growth development some cowpea genotypes especially during flowering stage yield are affected by drought high temperatures. Two field trials were conducted at two different locations (Mampong Fumesua) in 2...

Malnutrition affects people of all ages in many countries in the developing world. One treatment for malnutrition is the intervention involving ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). This study developed RUTFs for pregnant women in Mali using formulation computer software and largely local, plant-based ingredients. Mali has the world's second highest birth rate and infant mortality rate. Nutri...

The seed parasite Callosobruchus maculatus generally disperses eggs uniformly among seeds. We used cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) of two class sizes (large and small) to test predictions based on a simple resource threshold model that females will distribute eggs among seeds in a manner that maximizes the amount of resources allocated to each offspring. When females were presented with multiple se...

The behaviour of insects is dictated by a combination of factors and may vary considerably between individuals, but small insects are often considered en masse and thus these differences can be overlooked. For example, the cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus F. exists naturally in two adult forms: the active (flight) form for dispersal, and the inactive (flightless), more fecund but shorter...

The role of seed proteins, especially soyabean 7S globulins, in controlling dyslipidaemia is widely acknowledged. Amino acid sequence homology among the proteins of this family could reflect similar biological functions in other species. The aim of the present study was to unveil a hypolipidaemic effect of the 7S globulins from cowpeas (7S-C) and adzuki beans (7S-A), administered orally to rats...