Variedades locales de judías de la región de murcia como base para la producción ecológica. El caupí (vigna unguiculata (l.) Walp.)
- Egea Sánchez, José María
- Martínez, Pilar
- Egea Fernández, José María
ISSN: 1887-1941, 1989-4686
Year of publication: 2006
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-98
Type: Article
More publications in: Agroecología
Abstract
Cowpea or �judía de vaca� variability in the Murcia Region is studied under organic conditions. Fourteen accessions studied are grouped in six well-defi ned cultivarieties, from which four (bisuelo, habichuela, chicharro negro, judía culebra) are related with the sesquipedalis group, while two (caricas del señor y cerigüelos) with the unguiculata group. A detailed description of the species is included. Finally, the importance of these cultivarieties in organic production is discussed in the context of their endangered survival.