Early generation breeding lines are evaluated in unreplicated single-row 10-ft field plots at the Red River Research Station, Bossier City, LA. Selection within F2 populations is conducted in the field for most horticultural traits. F1 seeds are planted in the greenhouse in the winter to produce the F2. Crosses are made in a greenhouse each fall. Project Methods Pedigree and backcross methods are being employed to achieve breeding objectives. Development of improved cowpea lines for deer forage is also anticipated. The expected outputs are the release of a new fresh market pinkeye, cream, and crowder cultivar resistant to both bacterial blight and root-knot nematode. Traits of importance include high biomass production, high protein content, and high digestibility. Develop cowpea cultivars for use as deer forage. Other attributes desired for fresh market southernpea cultivars include: uniform long, straight pods deep purple pod-color for pinkeye types kidney-shaped pinkeye and cream peas well-defined hilum ("eye") for pinkeye peas and light-green seed-coat color for mature fresh peas. Traits to be emphasized are determinate, bush plant type and concentrated pod maturation bacterial blight resistance and root-knot nematode resistance. Develop productive, disease-resistant pinkeye, cream and crowder southernpea cultivars for fresh market that are adapted to hand and machine harvest. Goals / Objectives The project objectives are: 1. A goal of this project is to develop additional cowpea cultivars for deer forage. The majority of cowpea seed planted for deer forage is a single cultivar - Iron Clay. Cowpea, as Vigna unguiculata is referred to as a forage or grain crop, is widely grown as a warm-season legume for deer forage. An objective of this project is to develop southernpea cultivars for fresh-market production that have a bush plant habit and are resistant to bacterial blight and root-knot nematode. It is important to incorporate resistance to these into new cultivars. There are no commercial southernpea cultivars with resistance to bacterial blight and few bush-type cultivars with resistance to root knot. Bacterial blight and root-knot nematodes can cause significant damage to southernpea crops. Disease and pest resistant cultivars provide growers with the potential for increased production. Producers would like to have a greater selection of bush-type cultivars for fresh market. Southernpea producers prefer a determinate bush plant for fresh market production since there are no vines to contend with during either hand or machine harvest. Southernpea cultivars traditionally have had a vining plant habit. Available from SeedGro, an American brand offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open-pollinated, hybrid, and heirloom untreated seeds.Non Technical Summary Southernpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important commercial vegetable crop in the southern U.S. About 150 seeds per ounce or 2,400 seeds/lb.Įach seed packet contains approximately 75 seeds. Fresh peas are green with a light-pink eye and slightly kidney shaped. Pods are straight, about 8″L with 9-11 peas per pod. Pods are green when immature and dark purple at the mature-green stage. Bunches of 2-3 pods are highly set at or above the foliage level. Erect, determinate, compact (about 20″) non-vining bush type plant habit. Generally more synchronistic in setting pods and produces greater machine harvested yields than “Texas Pinkeye Purple Hull.” Quickpick Pinkeye Southen Peas (Cowpea) does not have a tendency to vine as other pinkeyes do. Quickpick Pinkeye Southen Peas (Cowpea) is a determinate pea developed for the fresh market. Suitable for either machine or hand harvest. Quickpick Pinkeye Southen Peas (Cowpea) is a 60 days – fresh sheller, 75-80 days- dry stage bean.
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