The 2023 PGRO Descriptive Lists for field beans show that LSPB varieties continue to offer pulse growers a wide choice to meet their yield, agronomy and marketing priorities.
Genius is now the highest yielding spring bean on the PGRO DL with Futura as the highest yielding LVC (low vicine/convicine) variety. They join consistently high yielding Lynx plus Ghengis, LVC Victus, Macho, Vertigo and Yukon. – along with Pantani, LSPB’s first winter bean on the DL
For the future, we have promising Candidates in the pipeline – including new winter beans as well as spring beans to do our part in developing the future UK pulse crop.
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2023
Variety Name | Yield as % Control | Earliness of Maturity | Straw Length (cm) | Standing Ability at Harvest | Thousand Seed Weight (g) (@15%mc) | Protein Content | Resistance to Rust | Resistance to Downy Mildew | |
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Spring Beans | Genius | 110 | 6 | 109 | 8 | 541 | 27.3 | 4 | 5 |
Lynx | 107 | 6 | 108 | 8 | 518 | 28.1 | 4 | 4 | |
Futura LVC | 106 | 7 | 111 | 8 | 565 | 26.5 | 4 | 4 | |
Ghengis | 105 | 7 | 113 | 8 | 558 | 28.1 | 5 | 4 | |
Victus LVC | 104 | 7 | 104 | 8 | 547 | 27.8 | 4 | 5 | |
Macho | 104 | 5 | 109 | 8 | 650 | 26.8 | 6 | 4 | |
Vertigo | 101 | 7 | 108 | 8 | 572 | 27.8 | 4 | 4 | |
Yukon | 92 | 8 | 101 | 8 | 622 | 27.5 | 5 | 9 | |
Winter Beans | Pantani | 96 | 8 | 90 | 8 | 610 | 23.3 | 5 | 5 |
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Lynx is consistently a very high yielding variety on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans. It has very high Downy mildew resistance and high standing power.
Macho is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2023. It is a high yielding variety with the highest thousand seed weight.
Victus is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2023 where its low vicine and convicine content (LVC) are characters that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.
Yukon is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2022. It has both the earliest maturity and the highest resistance to Downy mildew.
Futura is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2023 as the highest yielding low vicine and convicine (LVC) variety with characters will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.
Genius is top of the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2023 with the same maturity as Lynx and high standing power.
Pantani is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Winter Beans for 2023 with early maturity, short straw and high standing power.