Claim · model-written summary
Terminal drought reduced the number of flowers and pods by between 44 and 72%.
- Taxon
- Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculatae1 - Treatment
- terminal droughte3
- Outcome
- number of flowers and podse2
- Direction
- reductione2
- Value
- between 44 and 72%e2
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.”
e2“a reduction in the number of flowers and pods by between 44 and 72%”
e3“monitored in response to terminal drought (imposed during the reproductive phase)”
Title
Rita Moreira; Cátia Nunes; Isabel P. Pais; et al. Biology 2023. doi:10.3390/biology12040507
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Under terminal drought, landraces L1 and L2 matured early as a strategy to avoid water deficit.
- Intervention effect Terminal drought reduced the number of leaves in cowpea.
- Observation Sugars of the raffinose family varied significantly under terminal drought in cowpea and are associated with drought adaptation.
- Recommendation The cowpea landraces are recommended for their potential agronomic and genetic value.