Research Article

Acclimation of Ecophysiological and Agronomic Traits to Increasing Growth Temperature in Three Cowpea Genotypes Grown in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Table 1

Total yields of three cowpea genotypes in two different growth temperatures and average yield potential of three genotypes as reported by the Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka [28].

GenotypeSeed colourYield at growth temperaturePotential yield as per DOASL
30°C33°C% Decline in warm season

DhawalaWhite1213.85 ± 6.41018.06 ± 0.916.541600 kg·ha−1
WaruniRed1262.04 ± 1.71039.53 ± 1.017.631650 kg·ha−1
MI-35White1347.62 ± 8.61049.95 ± 4.222.091350 kg·ha−1