Country Workplan_Cowpea-Nigeria_TL III Annual Meet

1. Tropical Legumes III (Cowpea-
Nigeria)
2016 Country Workplan
Objective 3: To enhance cowpea
productivity and production
Tropical Legumes III

2. 3.1 Trait Discovery Pipeline
3.1.1 Multiplication and phenotyping of
MARS lines for Striga resistance, Drought
tolerance and seed size.
• Multiplication of 150 MARS lines.
• Phenotyping of the MARS lines for Striga
resistance, drought tolerance and seed size

3. 3.1 Trait Discovery Pipeline Contn’d
3.1.2 Collection and evaluation of
phenotyping data using modern tools
and IBP.
• Training of scientists and technicians on
Breeding Management System of IBP.
• Creation of a local database for phenotyping,
genotyping and pedigree in IAR.

4. 3.2 Breeding Pipeline
3.2.1: Evaluation of MARS lines for low P
tolerance
• Ten low-P tolerant breeding lines selected
3.2.2: Initiate MABC scheme
• For each trait (Aphids, Striga and Bacterial
blight) Identify preferred variety to improve
• Hybridize and generate BC1.

5. 3.3 Testing for Release
3.3.1 Evaluation of promising short and
medium duration lines.
• Conduct advanced yield trials (Short and Medium
duration) in four (4) locations (Minjibir, Samaru, Bakura
and Dutsen-Ma), with at least 20 entries each.
• Conduct multi-locational trials (short and medium) in
at least 8 locations (Minjibir, Samaru, Bakura, Dutsen-
Ma, Bauchi, Makurdi, Ibadan and Abeokuta).
• Produce at least 50 kg seed of each of 5 selected
promising breeding lines

6. 3.3 Testing for Release Contn’d
3.3.2: On-farm evaluation of new
varieties (FPVS)
• Evaluate three new varieties in on-farm trials in at
least 100 locations (in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina and
Sokoto States) with at least 2000 participants
(minimum of 30% women)
3.3.3: Nutrition profiling of candidate
release varieties
• Determine nutrition profile of 5 most promising
candidate varieties prior to release

7. 3.4: Best Bet Varieties
3.4.1 On-farm demonstration of new technologies
• Establish at least fifteen (15) demonstration plots of two newly-
released cowpea varieties (SAMPEA-16 and 17) each in Kano,
Jigawa, Katsina and Sokoto States (total = 60).
3.4.2 Breeder Seed Production
• Establish three (3) hectares of Breeder seed farm of 4 newly-
released varieties (IT99K-573-1-1, IT99K-573-2-1, IT07K-318-33 and
IT07K-292-10 )to obtain a minimum of 2 tons of breeder seed.
3.4.3 DNA fingerprinting of released varieties
• Fingerprint 17 released varieties

8. Thank you !