Pulses 2018
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SPRING BEANS WINTER BEAN Large Blues Pale Hilum, Coloured Flowers Pale Hilum Spring Beans - PGRO Recommended List 2018 Combining Peas - PGRO Recommended List 2018 Data Source Winter Beans - PGRO Recommended List 2018 Standing ability at harvest Downy mildew resistance AGRONOMY COMMENT SEED CHARACTERS & MARKETS Shortness of straw AGRONOMICS & DISEASE Moderately tall strawed with good standing ability at harvest. Similar downy mildew resistance to Crackerjack. A tall but very stiff variety, which may be an advantage at harvest. Good balance of moderately tall plants with good standing power, combined with very good downy mildew resistance. Very good standing ability, medium length straw and very good downy mildew resistance. Shorter & stiffer straw than both Fuego and Vertigo. Strong agronomic characters. Easy to manage with very good standing, medium length straw and relatively early maturity. Very good combination of agronomic characters. Short straw & good standing ability, plus earliness of ripening. Thousand seed weight (g) at 15% moisture content SEED COMMENT & MARKET POTENTIAL Market usage Strong colour retention combined with good protein levels. Canning, micronizing, export, animal feed Produces very good dark green colour True large blue with samples. Excellent the potential to colour retention, attract a premium helping to in several markets. attract a premium. Canning, micronizing, export, animal feed Canning, micronizing, export, animal feed Rounded seed with a smooth, light brown colour. Accepted in the niche pigeon trade. Pigeon feed, animal feed The highest protein Excellent seed quality with a good Slightly smaller seed content available on combination of size, than Wizard with a the PGRO RL, uniformity and making this variety colour. Fully accepted pale hilum giving attractive to export potential. in the premium the feed market. export market. Human consumption, animal feed Human Human consumption, consumption, export, micronizing, export, micronizing, animal feed animal feed Source: PGRO Recommended Lists 2018 * - Limagrain data.