Top Pick Crowder
Crowder · described by 2 extension sources (Oklahoma, Mississippi)
What the sources print
| Source | Name as printed | Type | Plant habit | Days to maturity | Disease note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Top Pick Crowder | Brown crowder | Semi-vining | not printed | not printed |
| Mississippi | Top Pick Crowder | not printed | not printed | not printed | not printed |
None of these sources prints a day count for this variety.
Our reading written by Cowpea Seeds
Top Pick Crowder is listed by Oklahoma as a semi-vining brown crowder with a purple dry pod. In the Mississippi experiment station's trial at Verona, planted in May and again in June, it was one of three cultivars tested, and the station's yield findings for it are quoted below with the trial's scope.
The same trial describes its hulls as pink at maturity. Oklahoma's table prints N/A in its disease resistance column for Top Pick Crowder.
Our plain-language reading of the extension text quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.
The source wording
Top Pick Crowder Semi-vining Purple Brown crowder N/A
Variety Plant type Dry pod color Seed type Disease resistance
In 2023, three southern pea cultivars—QuickPick PEPH (Pink Eye Purple Hull), Top Pick PEPH, and Top Pick Crowder—were planted in May and again in June at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona.
Top Pick Crowder increased whole pod yield by an average of 23% compared to the other two cultivars
Hulls from Top Pick Crowder, on the other hand, exhibited pink coloration at maturity.
Check before you plant. Varieties, dates and disease notes depend on your area and season. Confirm with Oklahoma State University Extension: Southern Pea Production (HLA-6029, PDF) and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: Southern Pea Variety Trial for Fresh Market Production in Mississippi (Information Bulletin 599, PDF) or your local extension office; we last found these words there on October 14, 2026.
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