Classification of cowpea

Cowpeas grow in summer and are a common vegetable and one of the common dishes. Today I will introduce the classification of cowpeas.

Cowpea Variety Classification

Cowpea can be divided into climbing type and dwarf type according to the growth habits of its stems.

(1) Sprawling type

The main vine and the side vines grow indefinitely, the main vine is up to 3~5m high, and has a left-handed nature. A support is required during cultivation. Side branches and inflorescences can grow between the leaf axils, and they bloom and produce pods one after another. The growth period is long and the yield is high.

(2) Dwarf type

The main stem is capped with flower buds after 4-8 nodes, the stem is upright, the plant is short, 40-50cm tall, with many branches. The growth period is short, maturity is early, the harvest period is short and concentrated, and the yield is low.

Vigna

The stems and vines grow vigorously, up to 4-5 meters or more, and a support is required for cultivation. The pods are more than 30-90 cm long, with less pod wall fiber, and the seeds are more swollen and tender. They are specially cultivated as vegetables, suitable for cooking or processing, and there are many excellent varieties. The long cowpeas in the growing period are hanging flowers and not fruiting. For example, early-maturing varieties include Red Mouth Swallow, Zhijiang 28-2, Sichuan Five Leaves, Chongqing Erba Cowpea, Guangzhou Tiexianqing, Longyan Seven Leaves, Guizhou Qingxian Cowpea; mid-maturing varieties include Sichuan White Fat Beans, Wuhan White Eel Bone, Guangzhou Dayeqing; late-maturing varieties include Sichuan Bailu Cowpea, Guangzhou Jinshan Beans, Zhejiang 512, Guizhou Fat Cowpea, Jiangxi, Guangzhou August Cowpea, Linong Gaoyou No. 4, Zhijiang 14, 28-2 Cowpea, Zhijiang Special 80, etc.

(l) Red-billed Swallowtail has vine-like pods, with the main vine producing pods. The first flowers are borne on the 4th and 5th nodes. There are many pods, which are white-green in color with purple-red at the ends. The pods are about 55 cm long and of medium quality. The seeds are black and the yield per mu is about 1,250 kg.

Dwarf species