EVALUATION OF COWPEA VARIETIES ON A FIELD IN BENIN CITY
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Cowpea is an important source of food, income and livestock feed. It has ability to improve marginal lands through nitrogen fixation and as a cover crop can protect against soil erosion. It is extensively cultivated under rain fed conditions mainly in the savanna zone of Nigeria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance
of eleven cowpea varieties in an open field at UNIBEN. Nine cultivars and two local varieties were used for the experiment. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with eleven treatments and three replications. The growth variables evaluated were leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, plant height, number
of leaves per plant. Two variables were significantly different depending on variety. In the case of leaf width Samaru 14 produced the significant widest leaf width compared to the other varieties, whereas in the case of leaf area Samaru 15 produced the significantly wildest leaf area compared to the other varieties. Samaru 14 did best in leaf width whereas Samaru 15 did best in leaf area among the other varieties evaluated.
of eleven cowpea varieties in an open field at UNIBEN. Nine cultivars and two local varieties were used for the experiment. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with eleven treatments and three replications. The growth variables evaluated were leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, plant height, number
of leaves per plant. Two variables were significantly different depending on variety. In the case of leaf width Samaru 14 produced the significant widest leaf width compared to the other varieties, whereas in the case of leaf area Samaru 15 produced the significantly wildest leaf area compared to the other varieties. Samaru 14 did best in leaf width whereas Samaru 15 did best in leaf area among the other varieties evaluated.
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