EG CP 5 Cowpea (EG cowpea 5): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
EG CP 5 is a registered cowpea variety, also sold or known as EG cowpea 5. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 1995 as NSIC 1995 Cp 05. It takes 48 to 50 days from sowing to the first harvest, with 7 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for EG cowpea 5, this is the same cowpea. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our cowpea variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for legumes.
- Days to harvest: 48 to 50 days from sowing to the first harvest.
- Yield: 7 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in both the wet and the dry season.
Key facts about EG CP 5 cowpea
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 1995 Cp 05 |
| Year approved | 1995 |
| Also known as | EG cowpea 5 |
| Days to harvest | 48 to 50 days |
| Average yield | 7 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 6.93 t/ha |
| Yield, wet season | 7 t/ha |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
| Maturity (days to last harvest), dry season | 74 |
| Maturity (days to last harvest), wet season | 76 |
| 100 seed weight (g), dry season | 16.77 |
| 100 seed weight (g), wet season | 15.35 |
| Fruit pod length (cm), dry season | 21.83 |
| Fruit pod length (cm), wet season | 17.48 |
| Fruit pod color | Green |
| Fruit seed color | Maroon |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
EG CP 5 cowpea takes 48 to 50 days from sowing to the first harvest. That is 4.3 days faster than the average of the 13 cowpea varieties with a day count, 53.3 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 7 t/ha beats the average of its group, 5.44. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives first harvest 48 to 50 days, last harvest 74 to 76 days.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Fusarium wilt | HT | As noted in the record |
| Rust | HT | As noted in the record |
| Mosaic virus | HT | As noted in the record |
| Pod borer | MT | As noted in the record |
Read up on legume pod borer.
The pests and diseases that hit cowpea fields most often: anthracnose, bean fly, cutworm, leafminer, legume pod borer. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the pod is like
Its pods grew about 21.83 cm long. A hundred seeds weigh about 16.77 grams, so the higher this number, the bigger the seed. The seed coat is maroon.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: About 7 t/ha in both seasons in registration trials.
- Fruit: Green pods about 17 to 22 cm, maroon seeds, about 15 to 17 g per 100 seeds.
- Season: Wet and dry.
- Spreading growth.
- Highly tolerant to fusarium wilt, rust and mosaic virus.
- Moderately tolerant to pod borer.
Why farmers know it: BPI cowpea in the NSIC registry, listed for both wet and dry seasons, current seed sellers not confirmed. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant EG CP 5 cowpea
It is recommended for both the wet and the dry season. Cowpea fits the dry season after rice, on the moisture the paddy keeps. Pick by use: green pods for vegetables, or dry seed. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCowpea varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the cowpea varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- UPL Cp 7 (CES 18 6): 48 to 50 days, 10.74 t/ha, 1987
- Mabunyi: about 49 days, 1985
- Sto. Nino: 46 to 48 days, 7.56 t/ha, 1995
- EG 3 2 (BPI Cp 4): about 47 days, 8.6 t/ha, 1992
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