BEAN MARKET GETS BOOST FOR FUTURE GROWTH FROM LVC VARIETIES
All signs are that the market for beans is growing, driven by the rising interest in adopting a healthy lifestyle and nutritious diet, also by the growing uptake of plant-based and vegan diets. Faba beans provide a good source of protein, fibre, carbohydrates – and are rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, and magnesium. Michael […]
OILSEED RAPE and PULSE VARIETIES FROM LS PLANT BREEDING LTD WERE LEADERS IN THE FIELD AT THE 2023 CEREALS EVENT
The 2023 Cereals Event was the ideal opportunity for LPPB to show the top oilseed rape varieties on the AHDB Recommended List and the top field beans and combining peas on the PGRO Descriptive List to growers, agronomists and the seed trade. Chis Guest, LSPB managing director, noted that: “Cereals 2023 was a great success for […]
MARKET LEADING OILSEED RAPE AND PULSE VARIETIES FROM LS PLANT BREEDING LTD WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE CEREALS EVENT THIS JUNE
June 13th and 14th see LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) return to Cereals at the new venue of Thoresby Estate in Nottinghamshire following their successful first visit in 2022. “We had a high footfall of growers, agronomists and trade visitors to our stand last year and they were exactly our target audience,” comments Chris Guest, LSPB managing director. “In […]
PEA and BEAN YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORKS (YENS) HELP TO ACHIEVE A SEED’S FULL POTENTIAL
PEA and BEAN YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORKS (YENS) HELP TO ACHIEVE A SEED’S FULL POTENTIAL Yield enhancement is at the heart of all LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) does as a breeder, so the company has continued its sponsorship of the Bean yield enhancement network (YEN) for a fifth year, and have added sponsorship of the Pea […]
SPRING BEAN DESCRIPTIVE LIST FROM PGRO NOW HAS ADDED GENIUS
Two spring bean varieties, Genius and Futura, from breeders LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) have been added to the 2023 PGRO Descriptive List (DL) now their National List status has been granted. Michael Shuldham, LSPB product manager, explains: “both these varieties went through the same trials as all the varieties added to the DL in […]
TOP WINTER OILSEED RAPE RECOMMENDED LIST VARIETY TURING GAINS NATIONAL LISTING
Turing winter oilseed rape is at the top of the new AHDB Recommended List for winter oilseed rape – and is now added to the UK National List to stamp the seal on its full official approval. Chris Guest, LSPB Managing Director comments: “Turing is an exciting variety for growers with its excellent yield potential, […]
LSPB VARIETIES TAKE TOP SPOTS IN THE NEW AHDB RECOMMENDED LIST FOR WINTER OILSEED RAPE
The new AHDB Recommended List (RL) for winter oilseed rape sees LSPB’s newly-added Turing as the top yielding variety, along with two other new varieties – Murray and Vegas – giving the breeder a total of three varieties in the top five of the RL, and springboarding the breeder back into the limelight for winter […]
LATEST PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LISTS CONFIRM THE PERFORMANCE OF LSPB’S CURRENT AND NEWLY ADDED PULSE VARIETIES FOR UK GROWERS
LATEST PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LISTS CONFIRM THE PERFORMANCE OF LSPB’S CURRENT AND NEWLY ADDED PULSE VARIETIES FOR UK GROWERS The new PGRO Descriptive List (DL) for spring beans is once again headed by Lynx, underlining its consistency. Lynx is joined by LSPB’s varieties Ghengis, Victus, Macho, Vertigo and Yukon. It is worth noting that the LVC variety Victus […]
Katie Noel now wheat breeder at LSPB
Katie Noel has been appointed wheat breeder at LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB). She succeeds Peter Jackson who is returning to an academic role at the University of Reading. Katie Noel studied Plant Science at the University of Nottingham, before carrying out a PhD at the University of Hertfordshire on the characterisation of temperature-sensitivity of […]
TOP YIELDING WINTER OILSEED RAPE VARIETIES IN RL TRIALS – MURRAY AND VEGAS – FIND EQUAL SUCCESS IN FARM STRIP TRIALS
The RL winter oilseed rape candidates, Murray and Vegas, are showing top results in the AHDB trials this season and are currently 2nd equal and 3rd in gross output. Breeders LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd) wanted to complement the RL trials and look at on farm performance as well, so they set up a series of strip trials […]