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CO 3 Cowpea (Vigna sinensis L. Savi) - A High Yielding Medium Duration Variety for Tamil Nadu

Volume : 67
Issue: Mar-mar
Pages: 145 - 147
Published: October 01, 2023
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Abstract


A high yielding selection PLS 25 isolated from germplasm was released as an improved variety, cowpea CO 3. It is a medium duration (80 days) semi-erect type with less trailing habit, The seeds are light brown uniform coloured with bold size. Under irrigation it gives an average yield of 1,086 kg of grain/ha with per day productivity of 13.6 kg and under rainfed conditions it gives 829 kg/he with per day productivity of 10.4 kg.

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145 - 147
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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