Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | |
Registered Variety Name | Kechene (NLLP_CPC-103B) |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 23 |
Common Name | Cowpea - Kechene (NLLP_CPC-103B) |
Scientific Name | Cowpea (Vigna ungulculata.) |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield, drought resistance |
seed | 23 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1100-1600 |
Rainfall (mm) | 450-800 |
Soil Type | Vertisols |
Nutritional Merit | Protein |
Year of Release | May 1, 2020 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | Melkassa ARC (EIAR) |
Planting Method | row planting |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 25-30 (for raw planting) |
Planting Dates | At lowland areas like rift valley, early July |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 100 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 50 (if not inoculated by rhizobia) |
Days to Heading | 48 |
Days to Maturity | 98 |
Panicle Length (cm) | Not mentioned |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | 16.18 |
Seed Color | pink |
Flower Color | pink |
Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
Crop Pest Reaction | Resistance to bacterial blight diseases |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 16-23 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 18.7-30 |
Variety Status | New variety - Adaptation area is Lowland areas of the country like Melkassa, Meisso, Babile, Jinka, Kobo and similar agro -ecologies |
Variety Source | Domestic |