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Crop Variety Details for Cowpea - Hundaol (ILRI#25368)

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Hundaol (ILRI#25368)
Released in Issue No. 23
Common Name Cowpea - Hundaol (ILRI#25368)
Scientific Name Vigna ungulculata - Hundaol (ILRI#25368)
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
Adaptation Area Mechara, Mieso and similar agro ecologies
seed 23
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 1350-1800
Rainfall (mm) 550 -950
Soil Type Vertisols
Nutritional Merit Protein
Year of Release Jan. 2, 2023
Breeder Seed Maintainer Mechara ARC/ORARI
Planting Method both
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 30
Planting Dates Early July
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 46
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 23
Days to heading/Flowering 49-79
Days to Maturity 85-118
Panicle Length (cm) None
1000 Seed Weight (g) 26
Seed Color Creamy white
Flower Color White
Leaf Arrangement None
Crop Pest Reaction Resistant to Cercospora leaf spot
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) 14-23
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) 18.33-29.5
Variety Maintenance Status None
Variety Source Domestic
date added May 28, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
date modified May 28, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
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