Combining ability studies in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp)

Authors

  • DB Kajale Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat Author
  • Y Ravindrababu Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat Author
  • DB Prajapati Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat Author
  • AA Khule Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61180/

Abstract

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) being one of the important sources of cheap and high quality vegetable protein is mainly grown for tender pods as vegetable. Cowpea as a crop has many uses such as pulse fodder, cover crop and green manure. It can fix atmosphere nitrogen in the soil by symbiotic bacteria to a range of 6-131 kg/ha per year (Ayanaba and Dart., 1997). To increase the green pod yield of cowpea, knowledge of combining ability effect and variance have paramount significance in deciding the selection of parents and breeding method for obtaining new recombinants for desirable type.

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Published

2016-12-30

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Vol. 43 No. 02 (2016): Vegetable Science

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Short Communication

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How to Cite

Kajale, D., Ravindrababu, Y., Prajapati, D., & Khule, A. (2016). Combining ability studies in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp). Vegetable Science, 43(02), 271-273. https://doi.org/10.61180/

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