Research Article
Morphological Characters, Dry Matter Production, and Nutritional Quality of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) as Influenced by Genotype and Environment
Table 3
Effect of genotype on growth parameters, leaf-to-stem ratio, and maturity of cowpea accessions (Mean ± SE).
| Genotype | Plant height (cm) | Number of branches | Dry-leaf-to-stem ratio | Days to flowering | Assosa | Kamashi | Mean | Assosa | Kamashi | Mean | Assosa | Kamash | Mean | Assosa | Kamash | Mean |
| ILRI-11114 | 50.4 ± 3.9 | 91.3 ± 10.6 | 70.8 ± 7.4 | 6.9 ± 1.0 | 7.3 ± 1.3 | 7.1 ± 0.6 | 0.44 ± 0.06 | 0.52 ± 0.06 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 74.1 ± 3.1 | 67.4.0 ± 2.4 | 70.7 ± 2.0 | ILRI-12688 | 42.5 ± 3.5 | 97.3 ± 12.6 | 69.9 ± 9.2 | 7.3 ± 1.3 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | 7.0 ± 0.7 | 0.38 ± 0.05 | 0.55 ± 0.05 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 76.4 ± 3.1 | 66.3 ± 2.4 | 71.4 ± 2.0 | ILRI-12713 | 56.7 ± 5.2 | 94.8 ± 12.9 | 75.8 ± 8.2 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 7.0 ± 0.9 | 7.2 ± 0.8 | 0.44 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 76.4 ± 3.1 | 66.3 ± 2.4 | 71.4 ± 2.0 | ILRI-9333 | 51.9 ± 3.8 | 98.6 ± 11.0 | 75.2 ± 8.0 | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 7.7 ± 1.0 | 7.4 ± 0.7 | 0.53 ± 0.14 | 0.53 ± 0.10 | 0.53 ± 0.08 | 76.4 ± 3.1 | 66.3 ± 2.4 | 71.4 ± 2.0 | ILRI-9334 | 61.2 ± 9.1 | 84.3 ± 7.6 | 72.7 ± 6.4 | 5.6 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 0.8 | 5.9 ± 0.6 | 0.45 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 74.6 ± 3.2 | 69.0 ± 1.2 | 71.8 ± 2.1 | Sign. | ns | | ns | ns | | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
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