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Name of the crop | ||
| Cowpea | |||
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Botanical name | ||
| Vigna unguicalata (L.) Walp | |||
| Cultivation | ||
| Rainfed / Irrigated Kharif – rainfed, Rabi – Irrigated | |||
| Method of planting | ||
| Drilling and Dibbing | |||
| Spacing | ||
| Row to row – 30 cm , Plant to plant – 15 cm | |||
| Depth of sowing | ||
| 3 - 5 cm | |||
| Climate | ||
Tropical and subtropical climate, prefer warm weather. Crop withstand drought. Cannot tolerate cold or frost. Rainfall – 500 – 700mm |
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| Seed rate | ||
| 25-30 kg/ha | |||
| Type of soil | ||
| Well drained light to heavy soils | |||
| Crop duration | ||
| Early varieties – 70-95 days | |||
| Late varieties – 120 days | |||
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| Yield | ||
| 12- 15 q/ha | |||
| Harvesting | ||
| When pods are mature they are hand picked 2 – 3 times. Pods are dried & threshed | |||