Description:
'ZipperCream-GC' is the product of a backcross/pedigree-type breeding program. The parental lines are USVL 01-951-2 and USVL 01-592-2. USVL 01-951-2 is an F3 selection from a BC2 population developed using the cultivars 'Zipper Cream' (the recurrent parent) and 'Bettergreen'. USVL 01-592-2 is an F3 selection from a BC2 population developed using the cultivars 'Zipper Cream' (the recurrent parent) and 'Freezegreen'. 'Bettergreen', a cream-type southernpea, is homozygous for the gc gene conditioning the green cotyledon trait. After the cross between USVL 01-951-2 and USVL 01-592-2, intense selection pressure was applied in the F2 though the F6 generations for the green cotyledon trait and the seed and plant habit characteristics exhibited by 'Zipper Cream'. 'ZipperCream-GC' originated as a bulk of an F6 population grown in 2003