Yield:
- 30-35 t/ha of green fodder
 
 
 
Varieties Available:
- DC- 15, RC- 19
 
- RC- 19
 
- TNFC- 0926
 
- MFC- 09- 1
 
- Bundel Lobia- 4
 
- E- 4216
 
 
 
   
Description:
- Cowpea is a quick growing leguminous forage crop and fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
 
- It can be grown in kharif as well as in Zaid season.
 
- It is usually grown mixed with cereal fodders and grasses to improve the nutritive value of the herbage.
 
- The digestibility of cowpea fodder is above 70%.
 
- Seed rate: 35-40 kg/ha