Variedades locales de judías de la región de murcia como base para la producción ecológica. El caupí (vigna unguiculata (l.) Walp.)

  1. Egea Sánchez, José María
  2. Martínez, Pilar
  3. Egea Fernández, José María
Revista:
Agroecología

ISSN: 1887-1941 1989-4686

Ano de publicación: 2006

Número: 1

Páxinas: 89-98

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Agroecología

Resumo

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.