
Malika
Vegetable cowpea variety recommended for southern Districts of Kerala. Suitable for homestead as well as rice fallows. Pole type plant with long light green pods. Yield 9.8t/ha. Principal scientist: Dr. P. Manju

Sharika
Vegetable cowpea variety recommended for southern Districts of Kerala. Suitable for kharif upland, homesteads and summer rice fallows. It is pole type variety with long pod and purple beak. Yield,kharif 12.8t/ha, summer -10.6t/ha.Principal scientist: Sri. N. Ramachandran Nair

Githika
High yielding vegetable cow pea variety recommended for Kerala condition. Have resistance to mosaic diseases. Pod length 53.4 cm. Yield -27.6 t/ ha. Principal scientist: Dr. P. Manju