Abstract
Twenty southernpea (Vigna unguiculata) entries were evaluated for fresh market potential in a hand-harvested trial at Crystal Springs, Miss. Ten entries in the pinkeye or black-eye categories were evaluated in an experiment with four replicates and randomized complete block design. Another ten entries in the cream or crowder category were evaluated in an adjacent observational trial with one plot per entry. In both experiments, rows were 40 inches apart and 20 ft long. Peas were seeded in May 2004. Plots were harvested on three dates in July. Pods were weighed after harvesting ten feet of row in each plot. After resting overnight in bins, the peas were shelled and weighed. Quick Pick matured earlier than other entries in the replicated trial. Lady Pea was very late in the observational trial, to the point it was not harvested. In-shell fresh weight was greatest for CT Pinkeye, Quick Pick, Mississippi Pinkeye, Knucklehull, and Top Pick. Shelled weight was greatest for CT Pinkeye, Quick Pick, and Mississippi Pinkeye in the replicated trial. Yields of the cream and crowder peas tested in a adjacent observational trial were less than those of the pink-eye and black-eyed peas.
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