Butterfly is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Combining Peas for 2023. It is a very high yielding, green variety combined with earliest maturity, high standing power and is resistant to Pea wilt.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Combining Peas 2023
Very high green pea seed yield on the PGRO DL
Earliness maturity on PGRO DL
High standing ability at harvest
OUTPUT
Yield as % control 109
AGRONOMICS
Earliness of maturity 7
Straw length (cm) 83
Standing ability at harvest 7
SEED CHARACTERISTICS
Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 293
Protein content 21.1
DISEASE
Resistance to Pea wilt R
Resistance to Downy mildew 6
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 (3.88 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 13.2% are not statistically different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.