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Bubebe Cowpea
$15.50 – $775.00Cowpea needs rainfall of between 250 – 750mm/year, sandy to heavy loam soils of about 4.2-5.0pH making it ideal for Region I.
Variety Characteristics 1. Local Type: Long maturing, prostate Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought. Days to maturity: 130 days Seed Colour: Pinkish Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 500kg/ha 2. Lutembwe Type: Medium maturing, good leaf quality. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 100 days Seed Colour: Pink Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,500-2,000kg/ha 3. Bubebe Type: Early maturing, two crops per season possible. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 63-70 days Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,000-1,500kg/ha 1-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
Key
AER 1 = Agro-Ecological Region 1
- Less than 800mm rainfall per year.
- 80-120 effective growing days.
- Suitable for millet, sorghum, maize, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 2A and AER 2B = Agro-Ecological Region 2a and Agro-ecological Region 2B
- 800-1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 100-140 effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 3 = Agro-Ecological Region 3
- More than 1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 160+ effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, rice, soyabean
C.2-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
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Lutembwe Cowpeas
$15.50 – $775.00Cowpea needs rainfall of between 250 – 750mm/year, sandy to heavy loam soils of about 4.2-5.0pH making it ideal for Region I.
Variety Characteristics 1. Local Type: Long maturing, prostate Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought. Days to maturity: 130 days Seed Colour: Pinkish Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 500kg/ha 2. Lutembwe Type: Medium maturing, good leaf quality. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 100 days Seed Colour: Pink Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,500-2,000kg/ha 3. Bubebe Type: Early maturing, two crops per season possible. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 63-70 days Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,000-1,500kg/ha 1-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
Key
AER 1 = Agro-Ecological Region 1
- Less than 800mm rainfall per year.
- 80-120 effective growing days.
- Suitable for millet, sorghum, maize, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 2A and AER 2B = Agro-Ecological Region 2a and Agro-ecological Region 2B
- 800-1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 100-140 effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 3 = Agro-Ecological Region 3
- More than 1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 160+ effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, rice, soyabean
C.2-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
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Namuseba Cowpea
$15.50 – $755.00Cowpea needs rainfall of between 250 – 750mm/year, sandy to heavy loam soils of about 4.2-5.0pH making it ideal for Region I.
Variety Characteristics 1. Local Type: Long maturing, prostate Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought. Days to maturity: 130 days Seed Colour: Pinkish Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 500kg/ha 2. Lutembwe Type: Medium maturing, good leaf quality. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 100 days Seed Colour: Pink Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,500-2,000kg/ha 3. Bubebe Type: Early maturing, two crops per season possible. Tolerance: Low nitrogen, drought Days to maturity: 63-70 days Seed rate: 12kg/ha Spacing: 75 x 15 cm Target regions: I, II, Yield potential: 1,000-1,500kg/ha 1-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
Key
AER 1 = Agro-Ecological Region 1
- Less than 800mm rainfall per year.
- 80-120 effective growing days.
- Suitable for millet, sorghum, maize, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 2A and AER 2B = Agro-Ecological Region 2a and Agro-ecological Region 2B
- 800-1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 100-140 effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnuts, soyabeans.
AER 3 = Agro-Ecological Region 3
- More than 1, 000mm rainfall per year.
- 160+ effective growing days.
- Suitable for maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, rice, soyabean
C.2-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
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