Role and economic importance of crop genetic diversity in food security
Begna Temesgen
Abstract
Information on genetic variability in cowpea germplasm is important for crop improvement and for efficient utilization of the existing genetic resources. Hence, the objectives of the present investigation were to estimate genetic variability,
Topics & Concepts
GermplasmFood securityGenetic diversityCropDiversity (politics)Genetic resourcesGenetic variabilityBiotechnologyAgroforestryNatural resource economicsBiologyAgronomyAgricultureEconomicsEcologyGenotypePolitical scienceMedicineEnvironmental healthGeneticsPopulationLawGeneSeed and Plant BiochemistryGenetically Modified Organisms ResearchGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies