Abstract
Investigations were carried out on sixteen improved varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L walp) obtained from International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan. These varieties were grown in the Department of Biological Sciences Garden, of the University of Ilorin. Qualitative and quantitative characters were observed for the study. Positive correlations were obtained between leaf number and stem diameter, leaf number and number of seeds per pod, number of branches and plant height. Negative correlation existed between number of pods per plant and number of seed per pod. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant difference in all the quantitative characters analyzed among the varieties. Each character was also analyzed using Duncan test and F-LSD. The result showed that IT99K-529-1, IT99K – 429 – 2, IT97K – 461 – 4, IT98K – 506 – 1 and IT99K- 1122 were outstanding in term of vegetative and yield performances in Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria.
Recommended Citation
Alege, G. O. and Mustapha, Oba T.
(2007)
"Characterization Studies and Yield Attributes of Some Varieties of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.),"
Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2007:
Iss.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2007/iss1/13