Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 453

Full Length Research Paper

Application of marker-assisted backcrossing to improve cowpea (Vignaunguiculata L. Walp) for drought tolerance

Benoit Joseph Batieno*
  • Benoit Joseph Batieno*
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Eric Danquah
  • Eric Danquah
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement/ University of Ghana (WACCI/UG), Ghana.
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Jean-Baptiste Tignegre
  • Jean-Baptiste Tignegre
  • World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC) Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Bao-Lam Huynh
  • Bao-Lam Huynh
  • University of California Riverside (UCR), USA.
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Issa Drabo
  • Issa Drabo
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Timothy J Close
  • Timothy J Close
  • University of California Riverside (UCR), USA.
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Kwadwo Ofori
  • Kwadwo Ofori
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement/ University of Ghana (WACCI/UG), Ghana.
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Philip Roberts
  • Philip Roberts
  • University of California Riverside (UCR), USA.
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Tinga Jeremy Ouedraogo
  • Tinga Jeremy Ouedraogo
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 31 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 December 2016

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