Pea Vetch (Vicia pisiformis)

[nicolas]

Pea Vetch (Vicia pisiformis) is an unknown perennial which has been cultivated as a lentil substitute in Europe.


www.biolib.cz/en/image/id143663/





www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vicia+pisiformis

I received the two accessions of IPK today and they have both the same size as lentils.

[nicolas]

Maybe you thinked like me that it would be so cool to cross V. pisiformis and Fava beans (V. faba). Unfortunalty the two species are very far. Maybe some other candidates ?

[nicolas]

Seeds :

[starry]

These would be fun to play with. Where did you get your seed?

[nicolas]

From IPK Gene bank.

[starry]

Can anyone get seeds from them?

[nicolas]

Yep

[agrorev]

Really interesting, nicolas! Apparently V. faba is pretty resistant to crossing. I read something about its genetic weirdness, different chromosome sizes or something...will have to look it up again. Let us know how the Pea Vetch gets on.