| Name of variety | Bawutawuta |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/007/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace / Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Sahel, Sudan and Savannah zones |
| Pedigree/Line | Pure line IT97K-499-35 |
| Year of release | 2008 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Growth habit: erect Flower colour: white with purple marks Colour of mature pods: brown Number of pods per peduncle: pods: 3.5. Position of pods: Mostly within canopy Seed shape: Globose Seed coat colour : Creamy white Colour of helium: brown. Number of seeds per pod: 12. |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | While it is highly resistant to striga, It is moderately resistant to most insects, diseases and susceptible to aphids. The percent harvest in total yield (determinacy) is high about 85% Medium maturing: 100 seed weight as 14.8g |
| Name |
|---|
| I.D.K. Atokple; CSIR-SARI |
| F. Padi; CSIR-SARI |