Ife Bimpe (Branching Peduncle 3 (BPC))

Crop Name: Cowpea

National Code: NGVU 91-8

Variety Name: Ife Bimpe

Original Name: Branching Peduncle 3 (BPC)

Outstanding Characteristics: Semi Erect and uniform maturity, pods held above the canopy.

Agroecological Zones: Derived Savanna and Forest Zones

Origin/Source: Nigeria (Mutant ofIfe Brown)

Developing Institute: IAR&T, Ibadan

Breeder(s)/Collaborators: Iyiola Fawole, N.O. Afolabi and J. A. Raji

Potential Yield (t/ha):

Year of Release: 1985

Year of Registration: 1991