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: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Establishment of an early selection method (criteria) for breeding in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Avosa Oside Millicent
  • Avosa Oside Millicent
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Orawu Martin
  • Orawu Martin
  • National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), P. O. Box 56, Soroti Uganda.
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Ongom Obia Patrick
  • Ongom Obia Patrick
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Dramadri Onziga Isaac
  • Dramadri Onziga Isaac
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Rutayisire Amandin
  • Rutayisire Amandin
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Osundwa Cynthia
  • Osundwa Cynthia
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Paul Gibson
  • Paul Gibson
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Edema Richard
  • Edema Richard
  • Makerere Regional Centre of Crop Improvement, CAES, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 17 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 21 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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