Cowpeas (IMAGE) University of California - Riverside Caption Hands of Timothy Close, professor and geneticist at UC Riverside and Sassoum Lo, PhD student, UCR Plant Biology Program, paper co-author from Senegal. Close and Sassoum hold cowpea seeds with a range of coat colors, patterns, sizes and shapes. Credit TJ Close / UCR Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.