Data is for current budget year ( 2017 E.C.)
ES Code | 426:2012 |
Registered Variety Name | 82D-889 |
Variety Released in Issue No. | 10 |
Common Name | Cowpea - 82D-889 |
Scientific Name | 82D-889 |
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) | Yield |
seed | 23 |
Variety Image | No Image |
Altitude (m.a.s.l) | 1300 - 1650 |
Rainfall (mm) | 350 - 750 |
Soil Type | Cambisols |
Nutritional Merit | source of protein |
Year of Release | Jan. 1, 2008 |
Breeder Seed Maintainer | EIAR/MARC |
Planting Method | Row/Brodcast: Between rows 60 and between plants 20 |
Seed Rate (kg/ha) | 20-40 |
Planting Dates | End June to Early July |
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 46 |
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) | 23-46 |
Days to Heading | 48 - 58 |
Days to Maturity | 75 – 85 |
Panicle Length (cm) | -- |
1000 Seed Weight (g) | 16 |
Seed Color | Pink |
Flower Color | white |
Leaf Arrangement | Not mentioned |
Crop Pest Reaction | Resistant/Tolerant to Virus and other Bacterial Diseases |
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 17-20 |
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) | 18-26 |
Variety Status | Adaptation: Central Rift Valley, Miesso, Goffa, Kobbo, Babile and similar agro ecologies. |
Variety Source | Domestic |