Cowpeas are one of the most important food legume crops in the semi arid tropics covering Asia, Africa, southern Europe and Central and South America.
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Faboideae
Genus:Vigna
Species:V. unguiculata
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Faboideae
Genus:Vigna
Species:V. unguiculata
A drought tolerant and warm weather crop, cowpeas are well-adapted to the drier regions of the tropics, where other food legumes do not perform well. It also has the useful ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen through its root nodules.
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