VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP.
Iron & Clay Cowpea
Iron & Clay cowpeas are a summer annual legume. Cowpeas are the most productive legume in warm regions of the United States. With their highly digestible, protein packed leaves they are commonly used as a warm season forage for deer and livestock. They are also commonly planted as a cover crop because they fix nitrogen, they have fast, weed-suppressing growth, and they are exceptionally drought and heat tolerant.
Key features
- Annual summer legume
- Highly digested
- High protein content
- Nitrogen-fixing
- Exceptionally heat and drought-tolerant
Segment
Forage
Species
Legume
Sci. Name
VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP.
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
1,600
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
30-90
Planting Times
Early Summer - Mid Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
15-45