June 2021

Preliminary studies on cowpea genotypes resistance to Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Ethiopia

Cowpea is one of the few legumes which adapt well in warm semi-arid and arid climate conditions making it a potential crop for farmers living in dry area of Ethiopia. Since Ethiopia is considered as secondary center of genetic diversity for cowpea, Ethiopian national lowland pulses research program had made effort in the collection of cowpea landraces from different parts of Ethiopia and identified production...

Author(s): Mulatwa Wondimu, Emana Getu and Birhanu Amsalu