Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation
In Italy cowpeas are grown primarily for green pod production. During 1986-88, 3 collecting missions covering the regions of Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria were mounted by the Germplasm Institute, Bari. A total of 177 seed samples were collected (147 of cowpeas and 30 of asparagus beans (...
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| author | Laghetti, G. Padulosi, S. Hammer, K. Cifarelli, S. Perrino, P. |
| author_browse | Cifarelli, S. Hammer, K. Laghetti, G. Padulosi, S. Perrino, P. |
| author_facet | Laghetti, G. Padulosi, S. Hammer, K. Cifarelli, S. Perrino, P. |
| author_sort | Laghetti, G. |
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| description | In Italy cowpeas are grown primarily for green pod production. During 1986-88, 3 collecting missions covering the regions of Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria were mounted by the Germplasm Institute, Bari. A total of 177 seed samples were collected (147 of cowpeas and 30 of asparagus beans (V. unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)) from 120 sites. Severe genetic erosion was noted, particularly in Basilicata and Calabria, due to farmers no longer growing the crop or using seed from commerical sources which replace local landraces. The accessions were characterized for 23 quantitative and qualitative characters. Most accessions had a subglobose leaf shape (82%), indeterminate habit (82%) and glabrousness (98%). Variability was high for seed shape and colour, days to first flower (50-140 days), days to first ripe pod (64-152 days), pod length (64-710 mm) and 100-seed weight (6-30 g). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1018382023-06-08T19:32:11Z Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation Laghetti, G. Padulosi, S. Hammer, K. Cifarelli, S. Perrino, P. cowpeas evaluation genetic resources grain legumes germplasm In Italy cowpeas are grown primarily for green pod production. During 1986-88, 3 collecting missions covering the regions of Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria were mounted by the Germplasm Institute, Bari. A total of 177 seed samples were collected (147 of cowpeas and 30 of asparagus beans (V. unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)) from 120 sites. Severe genetic erosion was noted, particularly in Basilicata and Calabria, due to farmers no longer growing the crop or using seed from commerical sources which replace local landraces. The accessions were characterized for 23 quantitative and qualitative characters. Most accessions had a subglobose leaf shape (82%), indeterminate habit (82%) and glabrousness (98%). Variability was high for seed shape and colour, days to first flower (50-140 days), days to first ripe pod (64-152 days), pod length (64-710 mm) and 100-seed weight (6-30 g). 1990 2019-06-25T17:09:14Z 2019-06-25T17:09:14Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101838 en Limited Access Laghetti, G., Padulosi, S., Hammer, K., Cifarelli, S. & Perrino, P. (1990). Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)(L. Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation. Cowpea genetic resources. Rome, Italy, 6-7 February 1989. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 46-57). |
| spellingShingle | cowpeas evaluation genetic resources grain legumes germplasm Laghetti, G. Padulosi, S. Hammer, K. Cifarelli, S. Perrino, P. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title | Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title_full | Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title_short | Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection in southern Italy and preliminary evaluation |
| title_sort | cowpea vigna unguiculata l walp germplasm collection in southern italy and preliminary evaluation |
| topic | cowpeas evaluation genetic resources grain legumes germplasm |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101838 |
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