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Fery, Richard |
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Submitted to: HortScience
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 3/31/2006 Publication Date: 7/1/2006 Citation: Fery, R.L. 2006. GreenPack-DG, a pinkeye-type southernpea with an enhanced persistent green seed phenotype. HortScience. 41(4):1073. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The USDA-ARS has released a new pinkeye-type southernpea cultivar named GreenPack-DG. GreenPack-DG is the first pinkeye-type southernpea to be released that has a persistent green seed phenotype conditioned by both the green cotyledon gene (gc) and the green testa (gt) gene. The new cultivar was developed from a cross between Charleston Greenpack (green cotyledon phenotype) and the breeding line USVL 97-296 (green testa phenotype). Except for longer pods, GreenPack-DG is similar in appearance and maturity to Charleston Greenpack. Dry GreenPack-DG seeds have a richer and more uniform green seed color than dry seeds of Charleston Greenpack. GreenPack-DG seeds are much less susceptible to color loss due to blanching when harvest is delayed than are seeds of green cotyledon cultivars like Charleston Greenpack. Color loss is a critical problem in production systems where pre-harvest desiccants are used to facilitate mechanical harvesting operations. The 7-day delay between application of the desiccant and initiation of harvesting operations can result in serious color degradation. Results of three years of replicated field tests at Charleston, SC, indicate that GreenPack-DG yields are comparable to Charleston Greenpack yields. The new cultivar has excellent field resistance to blackeye cowpea mosaic virus and does not produce hard seeds. GreenPack-DG is recommended for trial by the frozen food industry as a replacement for Charleston Greenpack. Protection for GreenPack-DG is being sought under the Plant Variety Protection Act. |
