A program to develop improved cowpea cultivars, management methods, and storage practices for semiarid zones
To increase seed production and yield stability of cowpeas grown in hot semiarid zones by subsistence farmers. The focal point of this research will be the […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of California - Riverside
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Appropriate technology for cowpea preservation and processing and a study of its socioeconomic impact on rural populations in Nigeria
To develop appropriate technology to increase cowpea processing efficiency and encourage increased utilization among Nigeria’s rural population and urban poor. In the U.S. this research will […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Georgia
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Improvement of Dry Bean Nutritional Quality and Acceptability
To improve the utilization, availability and nutrient quality of dry beans. To integrate post-harvest physiology, food technology and nutritional research with genetic and breeding programs for […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Washington State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Improvement of Bean Production in Honduras Through Breeding for Multiple Disease Resistance
To increase the production of beans through improved varieties resistant to major diseases and pests. Research in the U.S. will include identification of additional sources of […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Puerto Rico
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Improving resistance to environmental stress in beans through genetic selection for carbohydrate partitioning and efficiency of biological nitrogen fixation
To develop bean varieties and asjociated rhizobial systems which perform better than existing varieties under conditions of low rainfall and low soil Nitrogen status prevailing on […]
- Start Date: N.D.
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Michigan State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Genetic, Agronomic, and Sociocultural Analysis of Diversity Among Bean Landacres in Malawi
To build on the understanding of the genetic and sociocultural factors underlying the diversity present in Malawian beans by quantifying and describing the variability found within […]
- Start Date: N.D.
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Michigan State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
