Establishing Lethal and Growth Reduction Doses of Fast Neutron Irradiated Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
This study determined the median lethal (LD₅₀) and growth reduction (GR₅₀) doses of fast neutron irradiation for two cowpea varieties, revealing that SAMPEA 21 is more radiosensitive than SAMPEA 20T and providing essential genotype-specific benchmarks to optimize mutation breeding protocols.