SOUTHERN PEA (BLACKEYE, COWPEA)

                                                                    Blackeye
Variety and          Bacterial    Root    Cercospora    Fusarium     Cowpea
   (type) *            Blight     Knot     Leaf Spot      Wilt    Mosaic Virus

                                 
Erectset (cream)         R          R         -             -           -          

Mississippi              -          R         -             -           -
Cream (cream)

White Acre BVR (cream)   -          -                       -           R

Zipper Cream (cream)?    -          R         -             -           -

Colossus-80 (crowder)    -          R         R             -           -

Mississippi Silver       -          R         -             R           -
(crowder)

Mississippi Purple       R          R         -             R           -
(crowder)

Magnolia Blackeye        -          R         -             -           -
(blackeye)

California Blackeye      -          R         -             -           -
No. 5 (blackeye)

Pinkeye Purplehull-BVR   -          -         -             -           R
(blackeye)

Mopod (blackeye)         -          -         -             -           R

Texas Pinkeye            -          R         -             -           R
(blackeye)
* types -- crowder, cream and blackeye. Pod color and seed color are not always as indicated.
R = Resistant or Tolerant * There are many Southern pea varieties not in this listing. Always consider yield potential when selecting varieties for specific geographical areas of the state.
January, 1995