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Warm humid climate. Well drained soils.
Season:
- Cowpea can be grown during any season
- As a rainfed crop, sowing is done in the month of June. The most suitable time is after the first week of June.
- During the second crop season (rabi), ie: Sept- Dec, cowpea can be grown as a fringe crop along the rice field bunds. Sowing can be done on either side of bunds on the day of transplanting the paddy crop.
- During summer, cowpea can be grown as pure crop in rice fallows after the harvest of paddy.
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