Genetic improvement of cowpea to overcome drought and biotic constraints to grain productivity

TBD

• Start Date: 2013
• End Date: N.D.
• Project Code: S01.A5–UCR
• Lead University: University of California - Riverside

• Topic: Climate Change, Innovation

Portorff, Marti

• Start Date: 2008/10/01
• End Date: 2011/03/01
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: US and Canada
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Modern Cowpea Breeding to Overcome Critical Production Constraints in Africa and the U.S.

This project addresses primary constraints under the Topical Areas of Inquiry for Theme A ”reducing cowpea production costs and risks for enhanced profitability and competitiveness”, and […]

• Start Date: 2008
• End Date: 2012/12/31
• Project Code: UCR-1
• Lead University: University of California - Riverside

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
• Topic: Productivity

Kapoor, Shruti

• Start Date: 2004/09/01
• End Date: 2008/12/01
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Asia
• Topic: Markets

Das, Sayan

• Start Date: 2003
• End Date: 2006
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Asia
• Topic: Food Security

Muchero, Wellington

• Start Date: 2003
• End Date: 2006
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Development of Improved Cowpea Cultivars with Increased Yield Potential, Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses, and Having Grain Quality Traits Preferred by Farmers and Consumers for Three Target Agro-Ecological Zones, the Sahel and the Sudan/Guinea Savanna Regions in West Africa and the U.S. Southwest

On-farm cowpea yields in West Africa average 240 kg/ha even though potential yields in the region, as demonstrated in on-station and on-farm trials, are often five […]

• Start Date: 2002
• End Date: 2007
• Project Code: WA4-A1
• Lead University: University of California - Riverside

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
• Topic: Innovation, Productivity

Thiaw, Samba

• Start Date: 1998
• End Date: 2003
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Thiaw, Samba

• Start Date: 1998
• End Date: N.D.
• University: University of California - Riverside
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

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