Genetic Diversity among Cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) Landraces Suggests Central Mozambique as an Important Hotspot of Variation

Cowpea is a multiple-purpose drought-tolerant leguminous pulse crop grown in several dry tropical areas. Its domestication center is thought to be East or West Africa, where a high level of genetic diversity is apparently still found. However, detailed genetic information is lacking in many African...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Figueira Gomes, David Draper, Pedro Talhinhas, Paula Batista Santos, Fernanda Simões, Nascimento Nhantumbo, Rafael Massinga, José C. Ramalho, Isabel Marques, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/12/1893