The latest PGRO Descriptive Lists for combining peas show that LSPB varieties continue to offer pulse growers a wide choice to meet their yield, agronomy and marketing priorities. LSPB has a wide choice of varieties for growers, led by the fully recommended and high yielding large blue pea Bluetime.
Looking to the future, we can see new combining pea varieties already progressing through
the trials system as we continue to bring improved varieties to the UK grower
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Combining Peas 2021
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 Pea Wilt | Resistance to Downy Mildew | |
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Yellow Peas | Orchestra | 115 | 6 | 84 | 6 | 306 | 21.5 | R | 4 |
Green Peas | Bluetime | 111 | 4 | 93 | 6 | 277 | 21.2 | R | 6 |
Stroma | 111 | 6 | 85 | 6 | 303 | 21.2 | R | 5 | |
Blueman | 106 | 3 | 89 | 7 | 232 | 22.7 | R | 8 | |
Greenwich | 107 | 7 | 82 | 6 | 324 | 22.4 | R | 6 | |
Croft | 106 | 5 | 90 | 6 | 266 | 20.5 | R | 7 | |
Marrowfat Peas | Akooma | 97 | 4 | 86 | 4 | 238 | 21.9 | R | 6 |
At LSPB, we are dedicated to continually developing our pea varieties to suit the needs of UK growers. We have high-yielding yellow (white) peas and green (large blue) peas on the new PGRO Descriptive List 2021, along with a brand new marrowfat pea.
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Bluetime is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a very high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with a high Downy mildew resistance and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Blueman is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with highest Downy mildew resistance and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Greenwich is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with earliness of maturity and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Croft is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with high resistance to Downy mildew and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Stroma is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a very high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with earliness of maturity and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Orchestra is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is a high yielding, yellow (white) variety with good Downy mildew resistance and high standing power - it is also resistant to Pea wilt..
Akooma is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2021. It is the highest yielding marrowfat variety with good Downy mildew resistance - it is also resistant to Pea wilt.