Eighteen cultivars were used for the study and these comprised the treatments. An experimental site of an area of 1820 m2 (0.182 ha) was cleared, ploughed and harrowed. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design, with each of the eighteen treatments replicated thrice and NR 8082. Cultivars Nwaocha, Nwageri and Akwakwuru are the local varieties and were obtained from local farmers at Ihiagwa village, OwerriWest Local Government Area.