Kashmir scientists identify cowpea line with double the yield of benchmark variety
Jammu, Oct. 15 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 15 (KNS): Researchers at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have identified a cowpea genetic line with a predicted seed yield approximately twice that of the best-performing comparison variety, following a three-year evaluation of 150 germplasm lines under temperate Kashmir conditions. The study, published on October 7 in the international journal Frontiers in Plant Science, examined crop productivity and yield stability across the 2020, 2021 and 2022 growing seasons. Researchers evaluated 150 cowpea lines obtained from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture alongside four comparison varieties at a research site in Kashmir. ...
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