Farmers are excited as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is set to release a new variety of cowpea that is drought resistant and tolerant to stringa and fusarium wilt, common ...

An efficient plant regeneration protocol from immature cotyledon-derived callus was standardized for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). Callus cultures were initiated from immature cotyledon ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. All images by Ankur Paliwal for Undark. Under the noonday sun, Alimatu Alidu uses a stone to grind tomato, red pepper, and small ...