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KETU LVC

SPRING BEAN LVC

Ketu is a high-yielding spring bean on the PGRO Descriptive List for 2025 with low vicine and convicine content (LVC) that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2025

  • High seed yields on the PGRO DL
  • Low anti nutritional factors for increased feed efficiency
  • LVC benefits with comparable yields to other leading spring bean varieties

OUTPUT

  • Yield as % control 107

AGRONOMICS

  • Earliness of maturity 7
  • Straw length (cm) 106
  • Standing ability at harvest 8

SEED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Thousand seed weight (g) (@15%mc) 531
  • Protein content 27.1

DISEASE

  • Resistance to Rust5
  • 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 and 5 year varieties (4.25 t/ha). Yield differences of less than 8.4% are not statistically different. Other DL varieties are shown for comparison only.

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