Cowpea Kashi Kanchan

·        Dwarf and bushy type (50-60 cm height)

·        Photo-insensitive, early in flowering 40-45 days & first picking in 50-55 DAS

·        Produces 40-45 pods/plant with pod length of 30-35 cm & pod colour dark green

·        Yield: 150-175 q/ha (green pods)

Recommended states: Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Special attribute

·        Resistant to Cowpea golden mosaic virus

Notification year: 2007 (AICRP-VC)

Gazette Notification: S.O. 858(E) dt. 01.06.2007