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Effects of Planting Dates on Flowering and Yields of Cowpeas in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. P. Tewari
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Eastern Nigeria

Summary

A two-year field experiment was conducted with fifteen varieties of cowpeas to evaluate responses to three different planting dates in relation to flowering and yield of beans. It appeared that most of the cowpea varieties required a day length of more than 12 hours to initiate flower formation. During both years 1962 and 1963, May plantings gave the best results, and July, August and September plantings failed to form flowers.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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