Structure, evolution, and adaptation to farming systems and environments in Vigna.

Steele, W. M. and Mehra, K. L. (1980) Structure, evolution, and adaptation to farming systems and environments in Vigna. In: Advances in legume science. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, pp. 393-404. ISBN 978-0855212230

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Abstract

Aspects of Vigna unguiculata subspp. unguiculata, cylindrica, sesquipedalis, dekindtiana and mensensis are discussed. V. unguiculata, is a diverse seed, vegetable and fodder legume of the tropics with 5 interfertile subspp, 2 of them wild and all reproductively isolated from other Vigna spp. There are photosensitive and photo-insensitive cv. in which vegetative growth, plant architecture and reproductive ontogeny are mainly determined by the interaction of genotypes with daylength and night temp. Reproductively short-day cv. in West Africa are precisely adapted to local environments through a range of location-specific daylength requirements for inflorescence initiation and expansion.

Item Type: Book Section
Author Affiliation: IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Subjects: Plant Production > Farming Systems
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 31 Aug 2012 09:18
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2012 09:19
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7639

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