K. P. Malatji

Screening of six cowpea lines against Meloidogyne javanica under greenhouse conditions 

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important grain legume widely cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa for food security, nutritional supplementation, income generation, and soil fertility improvement. However, productivity of the crop is severely constrained by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), particularly...