Microstructural and Physico-Functional Characterization of Starches from Selected Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Varieties Developed for Pest and Disease Resistance

Christiana Atuobi, Esther Sakyi-Dawson, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa^* and Agnes Simpson Budu

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 134, Legon – Accra, Ghana, E-mail: eafoakwa@ug.edu.gh

^*Corresponding Author: Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, P.O. Bx LG 134, Legon-Accra, Ghana, Tel: +233-244-685893