ORCHESTRA

YELLOW PEA

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.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Combining Peas 2021

  • High seed yields on the PGRO DL
  • Earliness of maturity
  • High standing ability at harvest

OUTPUT

  • Yield as % control 115

AGRONOMICS

  • Earliness of maturity 6
  • Straw length (cm) 84
  • Standing Ability at Harvest 6

SEED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Thousand Seed Weight (g) (@15%mc) 308
  • Protein Content 21.5

DISEASE

  • Resistance to Pea Wilt R
  • 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 (3.85t/ha). Yield differences of less than 10.5% are not statistically different. Varieties shown below are closest on DL. Also lowest yielding variety on DL to show varietal improvement.

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