'Gutpela' cowpea: a grain legume for the lowlands

Abstract

Protein deficiency in many areas of Papua New Guinea (Korte, 1974), and the marked absence of pulse crops have been recognized (Oomen and Malcolm, 1958). An increase in the cultivation and consumption of the pulse crops, including cowpeas, will help lessen the present protein malnutrition (Korte, 1974).