Abstract

Sixteen strains of cowpea were evaluated for six fodder characters, wide range of variability was observed for plant height, green fodder yield and number of leaves. Heritability and genetic advance as percentageof mean were also high for these traits. Positive and significant genotypic correlation was noted between green fodder yield with plant height, number of leaves, leaf let length and stem girth. Pathco-efficient analysis revealed that number of leaves, leaflet length and stem girth showed high positivic direct effect on greenfodder yield. It is suggested that selection of plants with thick stem and more number of leaves will improve green fodder yield in cowpea.

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