| Name of variety | Yor-kpitio |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/001/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal savannah, Forest-Savannah Transition, Semi-deciduous fores |
| Pedigree/Line | IT97K-499-35 x Apagbaala |
| Year of release | 2019 |
| Year of registry | 2019 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Growth habit: Intermediate; Growth pattern: Determinate; Plant: Anthocyanin pigmentation present at nodes, base and tip of petiole; Foliage colour: Pale green; Flower colour: White; Seed shape: Rhomboi; Seedcoat colour :white; Plant photosensitivity: neutral; Receme position: mostly above canopy, moderately uniform drying pods |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | Potential grain yield: 4.8 t/ha Physiological Maturity: 59 days (early). Plant height: 25.5cm. Days to 50 % flowering43 days (early); Dual purpose (grain and fodder production). Protein content: 25.9 %. Selenium: 67.0 mg100g-1 Zinc: 16.6 mg100g-1 100:seed weight: 17.1g, Good cooking characteristics: preparing gari and beans, waakye, koose, agawu, and stew, gable, nyonbeeka, tubani, gora, and nagbechinge. Disease : tolerant to Rust and Cowpea mosaic disease) Drought : highly tolerant |
| Name |
|---|
| A. T. Asare |
| E. Asare-Bediako |
| I.K.A. Galyuon (University of Cape Coast) |
| F. Kusi (CSIR-SARI) |
| F. Padi (CRIG) |
| L. M. Aboagye (CSIR-PGRRI) |