Agriculture Extension Balochistan - Cowpea forage

Address: Directorate General Agriculture Extension Near Sariab Police station Sariab Road Quetta.
Email: <a href="mailto:dgaebalochistan2020@gmail.com">dgaebalochistan2020@gmail.com
Phone: 081-92115300

Crop Detail The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume cultivated for its edible seeds or for fodder. It may be climbing and erect, as well as prostrate and creeping depending on the cultivar. Prostrate varieties grow to about 80 cm and climbing cultivars up to 2 m. It has a well developed root system. The leaves are trifoliate with oval leaflets, 6-15 cm long and 4-11 cm broad. The papillonaceous flowers can be white, yellowish, pale blue or violet and are distributed along axillary clusters. Pods occur in pairs forming a V, mostly pendulous but they can be erect. They are cylindrical, 6 to 20 cm long and 3-12 mm broad, and contain 8 to 20 seeds. Seeds can be white, pink, brown or black. . It is drought hardy crop also quick growing thus supressed weeds during initial stage. It also help to conserved soil and moisture. Cowpea is a good source of protein, calcium and iron.
Major/Minor	Minor
Temporary/Permanent	Temporary
Category	Agriculture Extension
Type	Crops
Climate	Temperate
Water Method	Irrigated
Duration	Two Seasonal
Economic Type	Food Crop
Growing Season	Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops

Bacterial Blight Cowpea Mosaic Powdery mildew Seed rot and seeding mortality

Cowpea pod borer Hairy caterpillar Aphids and Jassids

deela Large crabgrass Mix weeds