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.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2023
Premiums on buy back contract for specialist animal feed use
High seed yield comparable to other leading spring bean varieties
High standing ability at harvest
OUTPUT
Yield as % control 106
AGRONOMICS
Earliness of maturity 7
Straw length (cm) 111
Standing ability at harvest 8
SEED CHARACTERISTICS
Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 565
Protein content 26.5
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 (4.46 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 7.2% are not significantly different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.