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    The document discusses the production technology of cowpea. It describes cowpea as a short-day, summer crop that is self-pollinated with kidney-shaped seeds and white or purple flowers. Cowpea is commonly intercropped with maize, sorghum, or millet. It grows best in semi-arid regions with a pH of 5.5-6.5. Sowing occurs in the kharif season from mid-June to mid-July. Cowpea is harvested from October to November.

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    The document discusses the production technology of cowpea. It describes cowpea as a short-day, summer crop that is self-pollinated with kidney-shaped seeds and white or purple flowers. Cowpea is commonly intercropped with maize, sorghum, or millet. It grows best in semi-arid regions with a pH of 5.5-6.5. Sowing occurs in the kharif season from mid-June to mid-July. Cowpea is harvested from October to November.

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    Production Technology of Cow Pea

    Presented By:
    Tahirah Kalsoom
    B.sc(Hons) Agriculture
    4rth semester, section-(A)

    College of Agriculture,
    BZU, Layyah
    Nomenclature of Cow Pea

     Local Name: Lobia/Black eyed pea


     English Name: cow pea
     Botanical Name: Vagina unguiculata
     Family: Fabaceae
     Origin: Asia and Africa
    Plant of cowpea
    Cow Pea

     Cowpea is a short-day,summer crop


     Cowpea is self pollinated crop
     Its seed has kidney shaped and its flower colour is white and
    purple
     In traditional farming system cowpea is mostly interplanted
    with maize,sorghum or millet
     Cowpea is grown for its mature seed, and for its immature
    fruits and leaves to be used as vegetable
     It is an important source of human food and animal feed
    Plant Height
     30 to 36 inches usually
    Suitable Regions
     It is well adoptable to sami-arid zone because of its drought-
    resistant character
    pH Requirement
      Optimum pH range is 5.5 to 6.5
    Cow pea
    Sowing Season
     Kharif Season
    Sowing Time
     For seed: mid-June to mid-July
     For fodder:early sowing in March or April
    Seed Rate
     highly seed required for fodder purpose
     20-30 kg/ha for seed purpose
    Sowing Method
     Broadcasted or by drill method or maize planter
    Soil Requirement
     Sandy loamy soils is most suitable
    Climatic Requirement
     Warm season crop
     Temperature range 20-30 degree Celsius
    Spacing
     row to row spacing should be of 50 to 75cm
     plant to plant spacing should be of 10 cm
    Weed Management
     Broadleaves and Narrow leaves
     Intercultural operations like hoeing
     As a sole crop two hoeing required:Apply first,one month after
    emergence and second before flowering
    Soil Preparation
     As a sole crop 2-3 cultivations
     After interculturing with a cultivaters for the main crop,cowpea is sown
    in inter-rows
    Fertilizer Requirement
     Fertilizer applications are not essential
     Cowpea shares the benefits of the companion crop
    Water Requirement
     2-3 irrigations
     Cowpea is mostly grown in Barani areas
    Diseases and their control
     Aphids-born Mosaic Virus(ABMV)
     Scab and leaf-smut
     Fusarium wilt
    Pest control
     White flies
     Aphids
     Beetles
     Pod-borer
    Irrigation Fertilizer Application
    Average Yield
     30 to 40t/ha of fodder
     0.75-1.00t/ha for seed purpose
    Economic Importance
     Cowpea is highly protein content
     Cowpea is called “hungry-season crop”because it is the first crop to
    be harvested before the cereal crops
     It has ability to improve soil fertility and prevent soil erosion
    Varities
     For seed,vegetable and fodder purpose:
    i. Farmi-71
    ii. Barsati
     Two new cultivars of cowpea in Pakistan:
    i. NO-1
    ii. P-518
    Storage time
     About two-thirds of the pods are mature

    Harvesting Time
     Oct and continue upto Nov
     Fodder crop is ready for harvest with in two months of
    sowing
     It should be harvested at the time of pod formation
    Seed of Cow pea

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