| Name of variety | Wang Kae (No Striga) |
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| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/007/16 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea, Sudan savannah, Transitional, Coastal Savannah and Forest zones |
| Pedigree/Line | IT99K-573- 1-1 X SARC 1-57-2 |
| Year of release | 2016 |
| Year of registry | 2016 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Growth habit: erect with few vines (Semi spreading); Growth pattern: determinate; Leaf type: small trifoliate; Flower colour: white; Position of pods: majority are slightly above canopy; Mean number of pods: 3 pods per peduncle; Colour of matured pods: brown; Mean number of seed/ pod: 16; Seed coat colour: white; Helium colour: brown; Seed shape: kidney; Seed texture: rough; Seed size: medium |
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| Value for cultivation and use | Potential grain yield: 2.4 t ha-1; Potential biomass yield: 4.0 t/ha; Physiological maturity: early maturing (65 DAP); Highly resistant to Aphis craccivora; Resistant to Striga gesnerioides; Moderately tolerant to drought and Macrophomina disease; Protein content: 23.11 g/100g; Iron: 2.53 mg/100g; Mean 100 seed weight: 18.5 g |
| Name |
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| F. Kusi |
| F. Padi |
| I.D.K Atokple |
| M. Haruna |
| E.Y Owusu |
| R.Y. Agyare(CSIR-SARI), |