Drought-tolerant cowpea varieties under farmer-managed conditions in the Sudan savannah: yield and adoption
July 2026|https://doi.org/10.71234/jasa.2026.1004.03|Article Number: 358B71288ECE
Agricultural Innovation and Practice
Abbreviation: Agric. Innov. Pract. Language: English ISSN: xxxx-xxxx DOI: 10.0000/aip Start Year: 2026 Published Articles: 1
Drought-tolerant cowpea varieties under farmer-managed conditions in the Sudan savannah: yield and adoption
July 2026 - Vol 10 Num. 4
On-station yield gains in improved cowpea rarely survive contact with farmer practice. Across three cropping seasons we monitored 480 farmer-managed plots in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states. Mean grain yield rose 34% in the improved varieties, but the gap narrowed sharply where sowing was delayed past the second week of the…
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