| Origin |
improved variety (IT89KD-245) issued by the International
Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria |
Morphologic
features |
Plant structure |
trailing |
| Grain color |
white |
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Grain size |
medium |
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Agronomic
features |
Time to maturity |
75 - 85 days |
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Processing
features |
Taste |
good |
| Cooking time |
short |
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| Susceptibility |
Diseases |
susceptible to cowpea mosaic |
| |
Pests |
susceptible to thrips, aphids and bruchids |
| |
Weeds |
resistant to Striga |
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| Performance |
Potential yield |
1.5 - 2.0 t/ha (12-15% more than local variety) |
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Farmer's yield |
2.0 t/ha |
| |
| Application |
area with annual rainfall between 400 and 800 mm |
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Recommended
practices |
Soil preparation |
ridging or flat tillage |
| Sowing |
optimum sowing period: 10 - 20 July
sowing at 0.75 x 0.30 m (25 kg/ha),
thinning at 2 plants per hole (88,900 pl/ha) |
| Application |
Fertilization |
65 kg/ha simple superphosphate at sowing |
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Crop protection |
application of Endosulfan (2 l/ha) once in ten days from flowering
onwards |
