1979-01-01 This bulletin provides background, nutritional information and planting instructions for a large number of vegetables--including pumpkin, yam, cowpea, cucumber, okra--grown in Bangladesh. Illustrations of planting techniques and of the vegetables themselves are provided.
1970-01-01 Pulses constitute a group of crops of the legume family which, with the helpof the bacteria in their root nodules, fix atmospheric nitrogen and improve the soil fertility. This book includes multiple authors writing on the group of grain crops (pulse) that are being planted in India.Pulse Crops...
2015-09-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Angola. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
2019-03-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of the Philippines. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are...
1984-01-01 This publication draws upon the traditions and skills of cooking and processing cowpeas in Africa. It contains many recipes. 2 copies 96 pages, illustrated, photos
The 2:4 maize–double cowpea system consists of 4 rows of cowpea and 2 rows of maize, all planted on the same day. The second cowpea crop is planted after the first has been harvested (about 60 days after planting).1 The maize and cowpea are densely planted. The objective of this trial is to gain...
In the report, country-by-country summaries are presented of principal constraints to production and utilization of beans/cowpeas, of present program objectives and activities, and of perceived need by the various national program leaders, to the extent that reliable information has been...
2020-07-17 Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a legume with edible beans, grown throughout the tropics as a green manure/cover crop. Cowpea thrives in hot climates with annual rainfall of 750 to1100 mm. Once its roots are established, it is quite drought tolerant. High rainfall, however, adversely affects cowpea...
This book explains the 'hows" and "whys" of cowpea culture to farmers, extension workers, studnets, and technicians. Cowpea enriches the soil and breaks the pest and disease cycle when grown in rotation with rice.