| Name of variety | Songotra |
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| Commodity | Cowpea |
| National Code | GH/Vu/006/15 |
| 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: three (3) Position of pods: slightly above canopy Seed shape: globose Seed coat colour: creamy white Colour of helium: black Number of seeds per pod: 11. |
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| 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% Matures in 62-65 days; 100 seed weight as 15.0g |
| Name |
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| I.D.K. Atokple; CSIR-SARI |
| F. Padi; CSIR-SARI |