THE LATEST AHDB RECOMMENDED LISTS FEATURES NEWLY-ADDED FLEMMING WINTER OILSEED RAPE TO JOIN LSPB’S CURRENT RECOMMENDED VARIETIES – ALONG WITH HIGH YIELDING WPB ESCAPE ON THE SPRING WHEAT RL
Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director comments: “Flemming is a new Recommendation by AHDB for the E/W region in 2022/23. It has high resistance to Stem canker from a new major Phoma resistance gene called RlmS and is also resistant to TuYV (Turnip Yellows Virus). It has a high gross output, good stem […]
LSPB’S NEW AND CONTINUING VARIETIES ON THE LATEST PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LISTS BRING CONSISTENT AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FOR PULSE GROWERS
Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director comments: “The new PGRO 2022 Descriptive Lists (DL) continue to show the improvement of all pulse varieties in the key areas of yield, agronomic characters and marketability to further develop the pulse crop in a post-Brexit, net-zero farming world. “LSPB pulse varieties once again are a strong part […]
NEW WINTER BEAN FROM LSPB PROMISES WIDER AGRONOMIC CHOICE FOR GROWERS
LSPB is well known for the series of successful spring beans that have given growers varieties with increased yields and improved agronomics over many years, and now they launch their first winter bean, with the new PGRO Descriptive List Candidate variety Pantani. Pantani is a Candidate for the 2022 PGRO Descriptive List, and in two years […]
PULSE FIELD DAY SHOWS OFF THE WIDE CHOICE OF COMBINING PEA VARIETIES AVAILABLE AND IN PROSPECT FOR GROWERS
Speaking at the PGRO Pulse Field Day at Stubton, Lincolnshire, Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd), applauded the wide range of Descriptive List (DL) and Candidate pulse varieties on trial there. “We were impressed by the large number of combining pea varieties on show that are either currently on the PGRO DL or […]
NEW PHOMA RESISTANCE GENETIC TRAIT IN WINTER OILSEED RAPE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN TWO VARIETIES FOR THIS YEAR’S DRILLING
“Two LSPB winter oilseed rape varieties – Respect and Flemming – come from a new and exciting generation of hybrids”, says Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). “We have commercially launched these after 20 years of research and testing to develop varieties containing the new gene – RlmS – which offers a new source of resistance […]
HEAR OILSEED RAPE OFFERS GROWERS PREMIUMS AND INCREASED MARGINS BY SUPPLYING A RANGE OF SPECIALIST END MARKETS
“With the oilseed rape crop set to rebound this year, oilseed rape growers should also consider the premiums available in specialist oilseed markets such as HEAR (high erucic acid rape) where geographic location and contracts available allow,” says Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). “HEAR oilseed rape is used in a variety of applications, from […]
OILSEED BREEDER ADVISES GROWERS TO ADOPT A THREE-PRONGED ACTION PLAN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLUBROOT
Conditions last autumn with wet and warm in many parts of the country – added to early drilling to avoid adult CSFB damage – means the incidence of clubroot is on the rise in susceptible varieties for many regions of the UK. “The incidence of clubroot is on the rise across the UK – and […]
AN EXCITING NEW GENETIC TRAIT BRINGS EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STEM CANKER RESISTANCE TO WINTER OILSEED RAPE VARIETIES
A new genetic trait called RlmS brings effective and sustainable resistance to stem canker/phoma in two innovative winter oilseed rape varieties from breeders LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). Respect gives the benefits of RlmS resistance to UK growers and is a hybrid that will become a new benchmark for plant health and yield stability. Along with its […]
LSPB ANNOUNCES A THIRD YEAR OF SPONSORSHIP OF THE BEAN YEN INITIATIVE
LSPB announced today that the company is continuing its sponsorship of the Bean YEN yield enhancement network for a third year to support the knowledge transfer and benchmarking of UK bean growers that comes from this initiative run by ADAS in partnership with PGRO. “As market leaders in spring bean varieties, we are proud to support […]
New look for LSPB reflects wider crop portfolio
LS Plant Breeding may be one of the newer UK plant breeding companies, but it has a long background in the European seeds sector. New managing director Chris Guest, who succeeded founder Theo Labuda in June 2020, explains how the business has developed to its present wide variety portfolio.