Allison is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2022.
Its high protein and low vicine and convicine content (LVC) are characters that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2022
Potential Premiums on buy back contract for specialist animal feed use.
Comparable high seed yields to other leading spring bean varieties
Early maturity
OUTPUT
Yield as % control 98
AGRONOMICS
Earliness of maturity 7
Straw length (cm) 109
Standing ability at harvest 8
SEED CHARACTERISTICS
Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 572
Protein content 26.1
DISEASE
Resistance to Rust5
Resistance to Downy mildew 2
Ratings above are 1-9. A high rating indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree
YIELD PERFORMANCE
The control for yield is the mean of 4 and 5 year varieties (4.46 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 7.2% are not significantly different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.