VARIETY INFORMATION


Name of variety Vallenga
Commodity Cowpea
National Code GH/Vu/001/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Preferred Ecology Sahel, Sudan, derived, Guinea savannah zones
Pedigree/Line Pure line
Year of release 1985
Year of registry 2015
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Growth habit: Erect

Growth pattern: semi-determinate and vinery

Flower colour: White with purple petals

Position of pods: above canopy

Pods per peduncle: two (2)

Seed coat colour: red

Colour of helium : black.

Value for cultivation and use High grain/fodder yields. Dual purpose. Early maturing (60 days after sowing)

BREEDERS

Name
K. O. Marfo et al; CSIR-SARI

PHOTOS


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