Article
Phenotypic diversity and evaluation of fresh pods of cowpea landraces from Southern Europe.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Oct 2017
Lazaridi Efstathia, Ntatsi Georgia, Fernández Juan A, Karapanos Ioannis, Carnide Valdemar, Savvas Dimitrios, Bebeli Penelope J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cowpea fresh pods are consumed as green vegetables in many countries in Southern Europe. Among cowpea cultivated material, a relatively large number of landraces can be found, maintaining species genetic diversity. To assess the value of these landraces in breeding programs, the characterization and estimation of diversity levels is therefore required. In the present study, an estimation of the...
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