Varietal evaluation of vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp) with respect to yield under North Gujarat condition

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Horticulture Instructional Farm, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat during zaid season 2014. The investigation comprising ten varieties viz., Anand Vegetable Cowpea-1, Dantiwada Vegetable Cowpea-2, Kashi Shyamal, Kashi Gauri, Kashi Unnati, Kashi Kanchan, Kashi Nidhi, Arka Garima, Arka Suman and Arka Samridhi were tested in the Randomized Block Design with three replications. Varieties were evaluated on the basis of Yield parameters of cowpea. Almost all yield parameters were significantly influenced by treatments. Treatment V7 (Kashi Nidhi) was found superior with respect to maximum green pod yield per plant (262.51g), yield per plot (4.200 kg), yield per hectare (155.54 q), Whereas, treatment V10 (Arka Samridhi) was found superior with respect to number of pods per plant (64.66). To achieve higher yield and maximum return, cowpea variety Kashi Nidhi is superior.