Commodity: Cowpea
| Name of variety | Saka-Buro |
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| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/006/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Preferred Ecology | Sudan savannah, Guinea savannah, Coastal savannah |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | IT97K-499-35 x SARC-LO2 |
| Year of release | 2019 |
| Year of registry | 2019 |
Growth habit: intermediate;
Growth pattern: indetermienate;
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 above canopy.
Potential grain yield:3.3t/ha; Plant height: 35.0 cm; Days to 50 % flowering: 42days (early); Physiological Maturity: 58 days (early); Dual purpose (grain andfodder production); Protein content: 27.5%; Carbohydrate: 49.6%; Potassium: 282.9mg100g1Phosphorus: 5.8 mg100-1; Sodium: 97.6mg100g-1; Magnesium:141.2mg100g-1; Selenium: 39.0mg100g-1; Zinc: 18.8 mg100g-1; Calcium: 14.1mg100g-1; Copper: 9.4 mg100g-1; 100: seed weight: 17.0 g; Good cooking characteristics: preparing gari and beans, waakye, koose, agawu, gable,nyonbeeka, tubani, gora, and nagbechinge. Resistant to multiple races of Striga gesnerioides; Resistant to root rot; Resistant to aphids; Diseases and pest tolerant; Drought: Highly tolerant.