Vigna

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Vigna - genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus

genus Vigna

rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants

Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae

moth bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius, Vigna aconitifolia - East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

adsuki bean, adzuki bean, Phaseolus angularis, Vigna angularis - bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds

corkscrew flower, Phaseolus caracalla, snail bean, snail flower, snailflower, snail-flower, Vigna caracalla - perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

golden gram, green gram, mung, mung bean, Phaseolus aureus, Vigna radiata - erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, black-eyed pea, cowpea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure

asparagus bean, Vigna sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, yard-long bean - South American bean having very long succulent pods

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Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the germination and vigor of seeds from cowpea cultivars (Vigna unguiculata L.

Seed germination and vigor of different cowpea cultivars under salt stress

In the present work Vigna unguiculata crop seed husk powder was employed for removal of hazardous CR dye and used as an effective adsorbent in the wastewater treatment.

Evaluation of Adsorption Capacity of Low Cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Congo Red Dye from Aqueous Solution

Furthermore, scientists observed deviation in order that B efficiency among soybean (Glycine max), green gram (Vigna radiata) and black gram (Vigna mungo) by choosing various genotypes for comparison [11, 12].

Evaluating Non-Aromatic Rice Varieties for Growth and Yield under Different Rates of Soil Applied Boron

The efficiency of the mean-variance portfolio selection in a DC pension plan is studied in Vigna (2014) when the risky asset follows a GBM.

Determining equivalent charges on flow and balance in individual account pension systems/Determination de exacciones de efecto equivalente en el flujo y el balance de los sistemas de pensiones de cuentas individuales

El frijol Vigna unguiculata, tambien conocido como caupi, cowpea, cabecita negra y otros nombres segun el pais y la localidad especifica (Burkart, 1990; Oporta y Rivas, 2006; Lagunes et al., 2008) o yorimon en Mexico (Murillo, 2001), es una leguminosa herbacea con habito de crecimiento erecto, semierecto y rastrero, que crece entre 50 y 100cm; bien adaptado a diferentes suelos y climas (Cook et al., 2005).

The effect of intraspecific competition on growth and productive characteristics of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)/Efecto de la competencia intraespecifica en el crecimiento y produccion del yorimon (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)/ Efeito da competencia intraespecifica no crescimento e producao do feijao-caupi (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)

Studies on genetic divergence using multivariate analysis has been reported by [15] in mungbean (Vigna radiata), [16-24] in cowpea (Vigna uniguiculata).

Evaluation and Identification of Genetic Variation Pattern in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] Accessions Using Multivariate Analyses

Characterization of accessions of 4 African leafy vegetable species in Senegal (Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., Amaranthus L.

Participatory varietal selection and agronomic evaluation of African eggplant and roselle varieties for fruit, leaf and calyx production in Mali

Cuprum Sulphuricum--a homeopathic drug can combat toxic effect of Cu, promote seed germination and peroxidase activity in Vigna unguiculata.

Update on research in homoeopathy

The Secretary likewise dispelled fears that crops cannot be grown during the El Nino, citing Mung bean (Vigna radiate) as an alternative crop, among others, which actually requires warm climate during its growing period.

Cloud seeding stepped up amid El Nino threat

O ultimo artigo e co-autorado por Ana Lucia de Oliva Lima, Emerson Wagner Mainardes e Joselita Pancine Vigna. Neste trabalho, os autores analisam a satisfacao com o trabalho como resultado da atitude de chefes e clientes.