International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) landrace diversity in Northern Ethiopia

Mulugeta Alemu
  • Mulugeta Alemu
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zemede Asfaw
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zerihun Woldu
  • Zerihun Woldu
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Berhanu Amsalu Fenta
  • Berhanu Amsalu Fenta
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre (MARC), National Pulse, Oil and Fiber Crops Research Program. P.O.Box 436, Ethiopia.
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Beth Medvecky
  • Beth Medvecky
  • Cornell University, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Ithaca, New York.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Alemu, M., Asfaw, Z., Woldu, Z., Fenta, B. A., & Medvecky, B. (2016). Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) landrace diversity in Northern Ethiopia. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 8(11), 297-309.
Chicago /
Mulugeta Alemu, Zemede Asfaw, Zerihun Woldu, Berhanu Amsalu Fenta and Beth Medvecky. "Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) landrace diversity in Northern Ethiopia." International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 8, no. 11 (2016): 297-309.
MLA /
Mulugeta Alemu, et al. "Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) landrace diversity in Northern Ethiopia." International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 8.11 (2016): 297-309.