COWPEA RESEARCH AT THE CARICOM FARMS PROJECT IN BELIZE

Joseph A. McGann

No 261459, 21st Annual Meeting, September 8-13, 1985, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Cowpea, Vigna uniguiculata (L.) Walp. var, California No.5, was recommended as the second crop in an upland rice/ grain legume combination to be grown at the Caricom Farms project site in Belize. High rainfall, susceptibility to seedling and pod rot diseases and uneven maturity made this variety unsuitable for inclusion in the cropping programme. A screening programme was developed over the last two years (1983-85) using varietal accessions from the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. Trials were conducted on the Vertisols of the Spanish Lookout series which are calcareous in nature. Varieties were assesed for seed colour, seed size, growth, habit, yield and cooking quality. Results so far have indicated that varieties Vita 3 (red-seeded) and Laura B (black-eyed type) have consistently yielded over 1,600 and 1,100 kg ha-1 (14 per cent M.C.) respectively. Other varieties have yielded in excess of 1,500 kg ha-1 but have been evaluated only during one cropping season. ----- EI caup(, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. var, California No.5, fue recomendado como el segundo cultivo entre una combinacion de arroz de zona alta y leguminosa de grano, la cUlil se la plantaris en el proyecto de Fincas del Caricom en Belize. Alta incidencia de lluvias, suscepibilidad a la pudricion de plantulas y vainas y una maduraci6n irregular, hicicron que esta variedad no fuese adecuada para ser inculida en el programa de cultivaeion anteriormente rnencionado, En los dos iiltimos aiios (1983-85), un programa de seleccidn fue desarroUado, utilizando Iineas experimentales del Caribe, Latino America y Africa. Se llevaron a cabo ensayos del Vertisol de la serie Spanish Lookout, los cuales son de naturaleza calcarea. Las variedades fueron evaluadas de acuerdo a color y tamaifo de la sernilla, crecimiento, habitos y rendimiento y condisiones optimas de coccidn, Hasta el memento los resultados han indicado que las variedades, Vita 3 (de semilla roja) y Laura B (de semilla moteada negra), consistentemente rindieron mas de 1600 y 1100 kg/ha (14% M.C.) respectivarnente, Otras variedades rindieron mas de 1500 kg/ha, pero estas fueron evaluadas solamente durante una siembra.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 1985-09-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261459

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