Ram Bdr. KC*, K B Thapa*, H P Pathak*.S. Ghimire*, K. Dhital**, I P Gautam*** and R. L. Shrestha****
*Agriculture Research Station (Hort.) Malepatan
**National Grain Legume Research Program, Rampur
***Agriculture Research Station, Dailekh
****National Citrus Research Program, Paripatle, Dhankuta.
Abstract
The field experiments led by ARS, Malepatan, were conducted during three consecutive fiscal years 2006/07 to 2008/09 in three different locations; Agriculture Research Station (Hort), Malepatan; National Grain Legume Research Program, Rampur; and National Citrus Research Program, Paripatle. The specific objective of the experiment was to select and recommend high yielding vegetable type cowpea variety for inner Terai, river basin areas, and lower hill conditions of Nepal. The trial was laid out in Randomize Complete Block Design with three replications in all the years and locations. Among the tested genotype 'IT 86F-2089-5, Green' produced the highest fresh pod yield (7.73 t ha1) followed by genotype 'IT 86F-2062-5, White' (7.62 t ha1), and the lowest fresh pod obtained from check cultivar 'Surya' (4.940). Determinate in growth habit, short duration (<90 days), absence of fiber even in ripening period, good cooking quality, and better pod yield genotype 'IT86F-2089-5, green has been purposed to release by the name of 'Malepatan-1' in 2010.