Vegetable Seeds
Cowpea seed
Bushy, prolific, 14 to 17 cm pods
2varieties
SeasonKharif & Rabi
1in research
About our cowpea programme
Bushy cowpea with prolific branching and attractive medium to dark green pods 14 to 17 cm long. First picking falls at 45 to 50 days in kharif and 60 to 65 days in rabi. A second line is advancing through research trials.
At a glance
- Segment
- Vegetable Seeds
- Planting season
- Kharif & Rabi
- Duration range
- First picking 45–50 days (kharif), 60–65 days (rabi)
Commercial varieties1
Breeding pipeline
In research1
Lines carrying MLB breeding codes, currently under multi-location evaluation and not yet commercially released.
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