Type of cross

Cowpea lines

Total Phenolic (mg/100g)

Total Flavonoids (mg/100g)

Starch (%)

Soluble Sugars (µg/100mg)

Total Proteins (%)

Parent

IT 81D-994

873.17 ± 4.87 e

44.09 ± 1.73 bc

23.53 ± 0.09c

246.72 ± 23.52 c

23.71 ± 0.42 b

Yiisyandé

597.05 ± 19.38 g

52.26 ± 0.75 a

24.71 ± 0.07 b

168.65 ± 8.67 ef

23.97 ± 0.17 b

Niizwé

683.07 ± 6.37 f

44.76 ±0.85 bc

17.29 ±0.36 e

174.74 ± 3.60 ef

27.32 ± 0.17 a

Komcallé

585.37 ± 9.73 g

44.41 ±1.63 bc

46.58 ± 0.12 a

338.11 ± 10.27 b

21.45 ± 1.68 cd

Melahk

992.11 ± 14.60 d

46.16 ± 3.81 abc

19.27 ± 0.73 d

149.33 ± 3.80 f

20.28 ±0.17 d

BC2F2

[Yiisyandé × IT81D-994] Yiisyandé

1235.31 ± 7.36 c

49.14 ± 3.46 ab

19.34 ± 0.12 d

227.35 ± 13.12 cd

23.80 ± 0.33 b

[Niizwé × IT81D-994] Niizwé

610.86 ± 9.73 g

41.42 ± 2.03 c

12.07 ± 0.55 g

432.82 ± 40.81 a

23.80 ±0.33 b

[Komcallé × IT81D-994] Komcallé

1704.71± 4.87 a

47.34 ± 1.82 abc

15.75 ± 0.18 f

190.41 ± 7.69 def

22.71 ±0.08 bc

[Melahk × IT81D-994] Melahk

1271.42 ± 20.48 b

49.95 ± 0.16 ab

6.45 ± 0.3 h

206.21 ± 4.98 cde

25.98 ± 0.17 a