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New-look descriptive lists for peas and beans


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major revamp has seen the offi cial variety list for pulse growers change from a Recommended List to a De- scriptive List. The change means informa- tion is more in line with modern grower requirements with options showcased to suit a range of sys- tems, says the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO).


The Descriptive List is based


on fi ve-year rolling averages. Ad- justments are made where new varieties have not been in trial for fi ve years. The new list was launched on 19 November, with full details at www.pgro.org.


Combining peas Yellow/white peas:


Kameleon


topped the yield rankings with 120%, closely followed by Or- chestra at 115%. New for 2021 are Kaiman (Senova) and Raid- er (IAR Agri).


Green/blue peas: New for 2021


are Stroma (LS Plant Breed- ing), Kiravi (Senova), Greenway and Mikka (IAR Agri). Kactus


will return to trials after a period of limited trialling. Marrowfat: Akooma from LS Plant Breeding is new to the 2021 list with a yield of 97% – 11% high- er than Sakura with a very large seed size. Octavia and Banshee continue into year 4 of trials.


Winter beans Variety choice remains largely un- changed, with Vespa still the top yielding variety at 109%. Vincent and Norton, both from Senova, are new high-yielding additions to the list, subject to confi rmed NL sta- tus.


Spring beans Yukon continues to show very good tolerance to downy mildew


emerged top of the yield rankings at 112%, followed by Bluetime and Stroma at 111%. Blueman came top for tolerance to downy mildew


Raptor continues to produce good yields


Spring bean variety LG Raptor con- tinues to produce good yields and moves to a P2 rating at 105% over control. “Yield is the most important fac- tor for spring beans, and is a major focus in our breeding programme,” says Will Pillinger, of breeders Li- magrain UK.


“The success of this approach can be seen as LG Raptor moves closer to recommendation offering extremely high yield potential that


could see it out – yielding the mar- ket leader by next season.”


Uniformity


This year LG Raptor showed good uniformity throughout the grow- ing season which has translated into a uniform sample. It is fairly early to mature, stands well and offers a good disease package. The variety is suitable for hu- man consumption, fi sh feed and animal protein markets so offers


with a rating of 8. Kactus, Kario- ka, Mikka, Croft and LG Aviator followed with 7. Maple peas: Mantara and Rose


a range of marketing opportuni- ties. Limagrain says it expects Raptor to take a big bite into the 2021 spring bean area.


Tolerance


Large blue pea LG Aviator also moves to a P2 rating with a yield rating of 103% over control. It is one of only three varieties listed to offer resistance to powdery mil- dew. It also offers very high lev- els of tolerance to downy mildew. Mr Pillinger says: “It’s early,


and has good ratings for standing ability and straw length – making it one of the best agronomic pack- ages of any other provisionally rat- ed varieties.”


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Spring bean variety LG Raptor moves to a P2 rating


Seven varieties were new to the 2021 list. LG Viper and LG Sphinx from Limagrain and Bolivia and Allison from LS Plant Breeding will be added to the electronic ver- sions of the list, subject to con- fi rmed national list status. Stella, Capri and Daisy from Saaten Union were added to the 2021 list. Stella is the top yield- ing variety with a yield of 108%, just ahead of highest yielding fi ve- year variety Lynx. Lynx and Yukon continue to show very good tolerance to downy mildew. Victus and Tiffany have reached fi ve-year status for 2021, yielding 104 and 101% of controls respectively.


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