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Inheritance and breeding significance of two floral morphological traits in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

L. C. Emebiri
L. C. Emebiri
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Science, Obafemi Awolowo Universitylle-Ife, Nigeria
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Variations in floral morphology have been observed by most breeders involved in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers) improvement. Usually, the most successful pod set is achieved following hand pollination when plants with large flowers are used as female parents because these are easy to manipulate. In breeding work involving wide crosses, unconscious selection of female parents on the basis of flower size could lead to correlated changes in pod and seed characteristics which may or may not be desirable. This would depend on the heritability of flower size and its correlation with the pod and seed characteristics.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 137 - 138
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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