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FUTURA LVC

SPRING BEAN LVC

Futura LVC is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024 where its 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 2024

  • Premiums on buy back contract for specialist animal feed use
  • Comparable seed yields to other leading spring bean varieties
  • High standing ability at harvest

OUTPUT

  • Yield as % control 104

AGRONOMICS

  • Earliness of maturity 7
  • Straw length (cm) 106
  • Standing ability at harvest 8

SEED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 549
  • Protein content 27.1

DISEASE

  • Resistance to Rust4
  • Resistance to Downy mildew 4

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 (4.27 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 7.5% are not significantly different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.

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Milton Road, Impington
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