Variability in Reaction of Ife Brown (Irawo) to the Cowpea Aphid-borne Mosaic Virus
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Date
1982
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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ife
Abstract
Cowpea (Vigna unpiculata ssp. unguiculata) (L.) Walp. cv. Ife Brown showed genetic variability for resistance to cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus. It was shown that Alabunch and Westbred, two Ife Brown parents, carry resistance genes to the virus in their populations. Two generations of individual plant selection in Ife Brown resulted in the production of four true breeding lines resistant to the cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus.
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Cowpea production in Nigeria, Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus
Citation
Fatunla, T. and Ladipo, J. L. (1982) Variability in Reaction of Ife Brown (Irawo) to the Cowpea Aphid-borne Mosaic Virus. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 4(1 & 2).