Commodity: Cowpea
| Name of variety | Aduapa |
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| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/003/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal savannah and ForestSavannah Transition. |
|---|---|
| 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: Intermediate green;
Flower colour: White;
Seed shape: Kidney
Seed coat colour: White;
Plant photosensitivity: neutral;
Receme position: mostly within canopy, continuous flowering and fruiting.
Potential grain yield- 4.5 t/ha; Physiological Maturity: 58 days (early); Days to 50% flowering: 42 days (early); Plant height: 31.6 cm; Dual purpose (grain and fodder); Protein content: 24.9 %; Carbohydrate: 54 %; Potassium:300.8mg100g-1; Sodium: 85.4mg100g-1; Magnesium:140.7mg100g-1; Selenium: 22.0mg100g-1; Zinc: 13.9 mg100g-1; Calcium: 7.9mg100g-1; Copper: 9.7 mg100g-1; Iron: 12.6mg100g-1; 100: seed weight: 16.6g; Good cooking characteristics: preparing gari and beans, waakye, koose, agawu, and stew,gable, nyonbeeka, tubani, gora, and nagbechinge. Diseases and pest tolerant; Drought: highly tolerant