{"id":322408,"date":"2025-01-06T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=322408"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T06:18:03","slug":"cowpea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cowpea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowpea Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> ISRO\u2019s PSLV-C60 POEM-4 Mission has achieved a milestone by germinating cowpea seeds under microgravity conditions within four days of the launch of the mission.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Cowpea<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322409\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-322409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cowpea.png?resize=422%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cowpea Explanation\" width=\"422\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cowpea.png?w=916&amp;ssl=1 916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cowpea.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cowpea.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The cowpea is an <em>annual<\/em><em><strong> herbaceous legume<\/strong><\/em> within the <em><strong>pea family.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The plant was <em><strong>originally domesticated in Africa<\/strong><\/em>. Presently, they are grown in semi-arid areas covering Africa, Asia, Europe, United States, Central and South America.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tolerates <em>sandy soil<\/em> and <em>low rainfall.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Possess <em>nitrogen fixation properties<\/em>, which replenishes the fertility of soils.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Has <em>multiple uses<\/em> like food, feed, forage etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Rich source of proteins, minerals and vitamins.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Its wide leaves keep soil and soil moisture conserved due to <em>shading effect.<\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Climate:<\/strong> It is <em>warm weather and semi-arid crop.<\/em> The crop is best suited to temperatures ranging from 20-degree celsius to 30-degree celsius.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Globally, <em>African continent<\/em> dominates the cowpea production.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">In <em>India<\/em>, cowpea is cultivated mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Haryana etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: ISRO\u2019s PSLV-C60 POEM-4 Mission has achieved a milestone by germinating cowpea seeds under microgravity conditions within four days of the launch of the mission.\u00a0 About Cowpea\u00a0 The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume within the pea family.\u00a0 The plant was originally domesticated in Africa. 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