Table 1.
Early growth rates (height at day 5 measured in cm) of 15 randomly selected varieties of cowpea ( data).
| Variety | Origin | Plant 1 | Plant 2 | Plant 3 | Plant 4 | Average () |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB46 | California | 4.0 | 4.5 | 11.5 | — | 6.66 |
| UCR779 | Botswana | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.62 |
| IT97K-499-39 | Nigeria | 7.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 9.00 |
| IT95K-1479 | Nigeria | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.37 |
| 24-125B-1 | Cameroon | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.75 |
| IT93K-503-1 | Nigeria | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 9.25 |
| IT93K-693-2 | Nigeria | 10.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.87 |
| IT84S-2049 | Nigeria | 9.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.37 |
| Prima | Nigeria | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 |
| 524B | California | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 9.75 |
| IT97K-819-132 | Nigeria | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.75 |
| IT82E-18 | Nigeria | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.75 |
| Bambe21 | Senegal | 12.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.75 |
| SuVita2 | Burkina Faso | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 11.37 |
| KVx61-1-1 | Burkina Faso | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | — | 8.66 |