progress in cowpea cultivation, improvement, and storage in burkina faso from 1978 to date

Progress in cowpea cultivation, improvement, and storage in Burkina Faso from 1978 to date

Batieno1 B. Joseph ,Tignegre1 Jean-Baptiste, Neya1 B. James, Zida1 Elisabeth, Ilboudo1 Dieudonné , Dabiré 1 Clémentine, T. Jeremy Ouedraogo1 , I. Drabo1, Sidibe1 Hamadou, Zongo1 Hamadou, Zida1 Serge Felicien, and Gnankambary T. Karidiatou1

(1) Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso

FROM 1978 to 2000 manly Conventional breeding without

farmers’ involvement

2000 to date combination of Conventional and molecular

breeding and farmers’ involvement through PRA and FPVS

Main achievements:

o Mapping of Striga gesnerioides resistance (Ouedraogo et al.,

2002)

o Development of SCAR Markers (Ouedraogo et al, 2012)

o MARS & MABC using SNP Markers (Laalsaga et al. 2015, Batieno

et al. 2016)

o Bt cowpea (pod borer resistant cowpea)

o Varieties released through FPVS are the most cultivated

Production increased from 100 000 T in 1978 to 600 000 T in 2013

Seeds production by public and private sectors

Well established seed enterprises due to AGRA funding

Government support

NGO’S and development projects

Large scale dissemination of cowpea production and

conservation technologies

Contact:Batieno Benoit joseph, PhD(00226)70728746bbjersi2003@yahoo.fr

Screening methods for insect resistance (Pod bugs, Aphids, Thrips,

Maruca) available

Reduction in the number of insecticide spray (2-4 sprays depending

of the type of production)

Development and use of Bio pesticides

Integrated pest management

Triple bagging (PICS) technology developed for storage improvement

Development of new improved varieties

Dissemination of technologies

Support & organize cowpea value chains

Increase cowpea exportation

Adoption modern technologies

TREND OF COWPEA PRODUCTION

Variety Komcallé

Grain

color white

Testa Rough

Hilum black

100seedw 20,1g

100seedw

compared

to KVX396

+ 25,63%

Cowpea breeding was established in 1978 through iita-safgrad

project at Kamboinse

From 1978 to date more than 30 varieties have been released and

some adopted

Most popular varieties are captured in table 1.

Variety Name Year release

Yield/ha weaknesses Sthrenghs

KVX 396-4-5-2D 1988 1.5-2 Pod rot, striga and

small seed

Large adaptation,

resistant to viruses

KVX 61-1 1988 1.5 Brown blotch Resistant to Striga, easy

to cook, sweet

KVX 745-11P 2001 Gr:0.8

Fod:4

Pod shattering,

small seed

Striga, fourrage

Gorom local 1978 1,2 Virus, brown seed Striga, drought tolerant

NAFI (KVx771-10G) 2012 1.8 To be determined Striga, Virus, grosses

graines

TILIGRE(KVx775-33-

2G)

2012 1.8 To be determined Striga, Virus, large

seeds

KOMCALLE (KVx442-

3-25SH)

2012 1.2-1.8 To be determined Striga, Virus, early

maturing, large seeds

YIISYANDE 2013 2 To be determined Striga, Virus, large

seeds

NIIZWE 2013 1.2 Macrophomina Striga, Virus, early

maturing , large seeds

Variety KVx396-4-5-2D

Grain

color white

Testa rough

Hilum black

100seedw 13.3 g

376225

330210

456600

276349

444712436156

253190

537680

453629

626113

441015

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