GREEN BEAN YIELD AND PATH ANALYSIS IN COWPEA LANDRACES

ABSTRACT Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is widely cultivated in northeast Brazil for production of both green grains and dry grains. Green grains are cowpea grains with a 60 to 70% moisture content that are very appreciated by the local people. The cultivation of cowpea in northeast Brazil is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Caatinga 2016-01, Vol.29 (4), p.866-877
Hauptverfasser: FREITAS, THAISY GARDÊNIA GURGEL DE, SILVA, PAULO SÉRGIO LIMA E, DOVALE, JÚLIO CÉSAR, SILVA, EDICLEIDE MACÊDO DA
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is widely cultivated in northeast Brazil for production of both green grains and dry grains. Green grains are cowpea grains with a 60 to 70% moisture content that are very appreciated by the local people. The cultivation of cowpea in northeast Brazil is performed mostly using landraces and the low yields achieved in some areas of that region are generally attributed to the cultivation of less productive landraces. The objectives of this research were to identify the best landraces in terms of green bean yield and the characters that hold the most positive direct effects on this yield via path analysis. Twelve landraces of undetermined growth were evaluated in two experiments conducted in Mossoró, Brazil. The first experiment (E1) was sprinkler-irrigated and the second (E2) was conducted under rainfed conditions, but was irrigated whenever necessary. Pod yield and dimensions and green grains were evaluated, in addition to the main grain yield components. A randomized block design with five replications was used. The data presented here identified eight landraces with the highest yields. In addition, cowpea yield was higher in the dry season (E1) than in the rainy season (E2). The number of pods per plant had the largest direct positive effect on green grain yield. RESUMO O feijão-caupi (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) é amplamente cultivado na região nordeste do Brasil para a produção de grãos secos e de feijão verde. O feijão verde, isto é, grãos de feijão-caupi com 60% a 70% de umidade, é muito apreciado pelos nordestinos. O cultivo do feijão-caupi no nordeste brasileiro é feito principalmente com variedades tradicionais. Presume-se que os baixos rendimentos da cultura em algumas áreas da referida região são devidos ao uso de variedades tradicionais pouco produtivas. Os objetivos do trabalho foram identificar as melhores variedades tradicionais quanto ao rendimento de grãos verdes e os caracteres que possuem os maiores efeitos positivos diretos sobre esse rendimento, via análise de trilha. Doze variedades tradicionais de crescimento indeterminado foram avaliadas em dois experimentos realizados em Mossoró-RN. O primeiro experimento (E1) foi realizado com irrigação por aspersão e o segundo, sob condições de sequeiro, mas irrigado quando necessário. A avaliação contemplou os rendimentos e dimensões de vagens e de grãos verdes e os componentes principais do rendimento de grãos. Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos
ISSN:1983-2125
0100-316X
1983-2125
DOI:10.1590/1983-21252016v29n411rc