Commodity: Cowpea
| Name of variety | Songotra |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/006/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace / Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Sahel, Sudan and Savannah zones |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | Pure line IT97K-499-35 |
| Year of release | 2008 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Growth habit: erect
Flower colour: white with purple marks
Colour of mature pods: brown
Number of pods per peduncle: three (3)
Position of pods: slightly above canopy
Seed shape: globose
Seed coat colour: creamy white
Colour of helium: black
Number of seeds per pod: 11.
While it is highly resistant to striga, It is moderately resistant to most insects, diseases and susceptible to aphids. The percent harvest in total yield (determinacy) is high about 85% Matures in 62-65 days; 100 seed weight as 15.0g