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BUTTERFLY

GREEN PEA

"Butterfly is early flowering with early to very early maturity, very good standing ability and medium to short plant length"
Edina Kare, NPZ UK Pulse Breeder

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Combining Peas 2026

  • Very high yield on the PGRO DL
  • Earliest equal maturity on PGRO DL
  • High standing ability at harvest
  • Good overall agronomy including resistance to Pea wilt

OUTPUT

  • Yield as % control 102

AGRONOMICS

  • Earliness of maturity 7
  • Straw length (cm) 80
  • Standing ability at harvest 7

SEED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 305
  • Protein content 21.3

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 (3.81 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 11.4% are not statistically different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison.

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