Commodity: Cowpea
| Name of variety | Yor-kpitio |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/001/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal savannah, Forest-Savannah Transition, Semi-deciduous fores |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | IT97K-499-35 x Apagbaala |
| Year of release | 2019 |
| Year of registry | 2019 |
Growth habit: Intermediate;
Growth pattern: Determinate;
Plant: Anthocyanin pigmentation present at nodes, base and tip of petiole;
Foliage colour: Pale green;
Flower colour: White;
Seed shape: Rhomboi;
Seedcoat colour :white;
Plant photosensitivity: neutral;
Receme position: mostly above canopy, moderately uniform drying pods
Potential grain yield: 4.8 t/ha Physiological Maturity: 59 days (early). Plant height: 25.5cm. Days to 50 % flowering43 days (early); Dual purpose (grain and fodder production). Protein content: 25.9 %. Selenium: 67.0 mg100g-1 Zinc: 16.6 mg100g-1 100:seed weight: 17.1g, Good cooking characteristics: preparing gari and beans, waakye, koose, agawu, and stew, gable, nyonbeeka, tubani, gora, and nagbechinge. Disease : tolerant to Rust and Cowpea mosaic disease) Drought : highly tolerant