'Charleston Blackeye', a root-knot nematode resistant, blackeye-type southernpea for the production of fresh-shell peas.

摘要

Charleston Blackeye is a new southernpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivar released by the US Department of Agriculture for use by home and market gardeners for the production of traditional, fresh-shell, blackeye peas. This cultivar, which is highly resistant to root-knot nematodes and especially adapted for production in southeastern United States, was developed from parental lines US-481 and Au 84-G-328 by pedigree-type breeding. The results of greenhouse and field tests revealed that Charleston Blackeye is resistant to Meloidogyne incognita, M. javanica and M. hapla..