Traits for Screening and Selection of Cowpea Genotypes for Drought Tolerance at Early Stages of Breeding

The association of leaf water content with yield-attributes such as pod setting and number of pods/plant and seed yield in cowpea was examined using midday drop of leaf relative water content (RWC) determined from morning (800 h) and midday (1330 h) measurements of RWC. Midday drop of RWC was signif...

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Main Authors: D. Kumar, Ashok Kumar, K. D. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2008-10-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/download/69/63