CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals - GLDC

Overview: FP3-1.24 - Screening of the best cowpea accessions for the study of mechanism of resistance to the flower bud thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti



Leader: Abou Togola, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA
Coleader: Ousmane Boukar, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA

Team members: 5
Partner organizations: 1

Budget 2026
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0

Outputs: 1

  Activity/Product Description
    
Identify the mechanism of resistance to Megalurothips sjostedti in cowpea genotypes and use them in cowpea breeding program as donor parents for crop improvement.
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  Outputs
    
Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
FP3-1.24.1 The mechanism of resistance to flower thrips identified Abou Togola Ousmane Boukar 2 Chickpea, Sorghum, Cowpea, Pearl millet, Pigeonpea, Rice, Cotton
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