International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (877) Last page : (881)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5613
Assessment of Morphological Characterization in Vegetable Cowpea Genotypes
E. Rambabu1*, K. Ravinder Reddy1, V. Kamala2, P. Saidaiah1 and S. R. Pandravada2
1College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India – 500 030
2NBPGR Regional Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India – 500 030
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ramboviru@gmail.com
Received: 25.07.2017 | Revised: 8.08.2017 | Accepted: 9.08.2017
ABSTRACT
The experiment was conducted at Student Research Farm, College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during Kharif, 2013 in a randomized block design with three replications. The morphological characterization was done as per minimal descriptors of NBPGR developed for Cowpea. The results revealed that there was lot of diversity among the genotypes for various characters studied. Growth habit varied from pole type to bush type while flower colour light purple, purple, dark purple, pink and white. However pod colour was light green, dark green, light green with purple tip and purple with green tip. Similarly seed colour varied from red, deep red, red with white tipped, red spotted, brown, mottled brown, off white, black and buff. However, seeds are in kidney shape. The seed eye pattern varied from small black ring, small dark red ring, medium dark red ring, large mottled brown ring, brown holstein pattern and red holstein pattern. On the basis of mean performance of the genotypes for all the traits studied, four genotypes IC-582859, NSJ-362, IC-582850 and IC-582872 were found to be superior with desirable characters. Hence, these genotypes could be used for selection programme and as parental sources for future breeding programmes.
Key words: Vegetable cowpea, Minor legume vegetable, Germplasm, Quantitative traits, Qualitative traits,
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Cite this article: Rambabu, E., Reddy, K.R., Kamala, V., Saidaiah, P. and Pandravada, S.R., Assessment of Morphological Characterization in Vegetable Cowpea Genotypes, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 877-881 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5613
