Research Article

Adaptation of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) to Water Deficit during Vegetative and Reproductive Phases Using Physiological and Agronomic Characters

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Individual variables under drought stress at the vegetative stage. DFL = days to flowering, RWC = relative water content, Chl_C = chlorophyll content, No.P = number of pods, Fo is the minimal fluorescence after dark adaptation, Fm is the maximal fluorescence, Fv/Fm = (Fm–Fo)/Fm is the maximum quantum yield, and Fv/Fo = (Fm–Fo)/Fo is a more sensitive plant stress detector than Fv/Fm.