The 2022 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.
Newly-listed Carrington is the top yielding pea on the PGRO DL and joins market-leading Bluetime, along with Stroma, Greenwich and Blueman green peas, Orchestra yellow pea and top-yielding Akooma marrowfat.
Looking to the future, we have a range of promising Candidates for the DL in the pipeline - including combining pea varieties to do our part in developing the UK pulse crop in the future.
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Combining Peas 2022
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 | 111 | 6 | 82 | 6 | 311 | 22.1 | R | 5 |
Green Peas | Carrington | 117 | 6 | 88 | 7 | 234 | 21.5 | R | 8 |
Bluetime | 110 | 4 | 93 | 6 | 279 | 21.4 | R | 8 | |
Stroma | 107 | 6 | 83 | 6 | 308 | 21.4 | R | 4 | |
Blueman | 102 | 2 | 89 | 7 | 231 | 23.0 | R | 8 | |
Greenwich | 102 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 320 | 22.3 | R | 4 | |
Marrowfat Peas | Akooma | 96 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 405 | 23.1 | R | 4 |
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Bluetime is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. 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 2022. It is a high yielding, green (blue) variety, combined with highest equal Downy mildew resistance, high resistance to Powdery mildew and good standing power and also resistant to Pea wilt.
Greenwich is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. It is a high yielding, green (blue) variety with the highest thousand seed weight and good standing power. It is also resistant to Pea wilt.
Orchestra is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. It is a high yielding, yellow (white) variety with the highest thousand seed weight and high standing power. It is also resistant to Pea wilt
Stroma is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. It is a very high yielding, green (blue) variety with high thousand seed weight and good standing power. It is also resistant to Pea wilt.
Carrington is newly added to the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. It is the highest yielding variety on the list, combined with a high Downy mildew resistance and good standing power. It is also resistant to Pea wilt.
Akooma is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2022. It is the highest yielding marrowfat variety with the best downy mildew resistance. It is also resistant to Pea wilt.