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MACHO

SPRING BEAN

Macho is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2023.
It is a high yielding variety with the highest thousand seed weight.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2023

  • Very high seed yields on the PGRO DL
  • Highest thousand seed weight
  • High resistance to rust

OUTPUT

  • Yield as % control 104

AGRONOMICS

  • Earliness of maturity 5
  • Straw length (cm) 109
  • Standing ability at harvest 8

SEED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 650
  • Protein content 26.8

DISEASE

  • Resistance to Rust6
  • 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 & 5 year varieties (4.24t/ha). Yield differences of less than 7.3% are not statistically different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.

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