Commodity: Cowpea
| Name of variety | Wang Kae (No Striga) |
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| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/007/16 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea, Sudan savannah, Transitional, Coastal Savannah and Forest zones |
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| Pedigree/Line | IT99K-573- 1-1 X SARC 1-57-2 |
| Year of release | 2016 |
| Year of registry | 2016 |
Growth habit: erect with few vines (Semi spreading);
Growth pattern: determinate;
Leaf type: small trifoliate;
Flower colour: white;
Position of pods: majority are slightly above canopy;
Mean number of pods: 3 pods per peduncle;
Colour of matured pods: brown;
Mean number of seed/ pod: 16;
Seed coat colour: white;
Helium colour: brown;
Seed shape: kidney;
Seed texture: rough;
Seed size: medium
Potential grain yield: 2.4 t ha-1; Potential biomass yield: 4.0 t/ha; Physiological maturity: early maturing (65 DAP); Highly resistant to Aphis craccivora; Resistant to Striga gesnerioides; Moderately tolerant to drought and Macrophomina disease; Protein content: 23.11 g/100g; Iron: 2.53 mg/100g; Mean 100 seed weight: 18.5 g