Trait data of 92 accessions of cowpea
Characterization of 92 accessions of cowpea carried out at the CSIR-PGRRI Research fields in Bunso, Eastern region, Ghana.
IBPGR
Evaluated in the 6th week after sowing
Based on plant width and height 3 –4 weeks after sowing
Recorded for stem, branches, petioles and peduncles in the 6 th week after sowing
Pattern of pigment distribution on full grown immature pods
(See figure 1)
Recorded when pods are full grown
Recorded for the terminal leaflet of a young, mature leaf in the 6 th weekafter sowing
Of mature pods
Weight of 100 seeds moisture content 12%
Seed shape
Days to 50% flowering
Number of pods per peduncle
In cm. Mean of the 10 longest mature pods from 10 randomly selected plants
Average of 10 pods each from 5 representative plants.
100 seed weight
Mean of the 10 longest mature pods from 10 randomly selected plant
List of accessions included in the dataset