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The cowpea or black-eyed pea, as it is more commonly known, is a New Year's tradition for good luck. But disease and particularly aphids, which can wreck a crop within a few a days, are especially bad luck for the cowpea, according to scientists. Several new lines of cowpeas with genes that are aphid-resistant and less susceptible to disease are currently being tested by researchers with Texas AgriLife Research and other Texas A&M System entities.
See story at http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1326

- BLAIR FANNIN

Dr. B.B. Singh has been researching the aphid-resistant cowpea, also known as blackeye pea or purple hull pea. Media release to come soon. - BLAIR FANNIN

(Texas AgriLife Research photo by Blair Fannin)

Stay updated with news and information from the 2009 Beef Cattle Short Course right here. For more information about the event and registration details, visit http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/BCSC/index.html

- BLAIR FANNIN