Challenges in breeding subtropical legumes for temperate regions
2008
Mihailović, V., Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Mikić, A, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Ćupina, B., Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Vasić, M., Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Serbia)
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), hyacinth bean (Lablab purpurens) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) originate from the common African centre of diversity. Being typical tropical and subtropical legumes, they are not familiar in Serbia. It can be considered that there are no written records of any serious attempt on cultivating either pigeonpea or hyacinth bean in Serbia, while cowpea is not completely unknown in the country. A long-term evaluation of forage and grain yields in these three species has shown that all of them have considerable potential for both forage and grain production. The most important characteristic for the breeding program of these species in Serbia is photoperiod reaction. Due to inadequate day length, several genotypes of all this three species, including others such as Bengal bean (Mucuna pruriens), remain constantly in a vegetative stage, producing extremely abundant biomass of more than 50 t/ha, mostly without flowers and absolutely with no pods and seeds, until the end of the whole growing season.
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