TOP OF PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LIST LYNX IS THE MAINSTAY FOR SPRING BEAN GROWERS
Lynx’s track record as consistently the highest yielding spring bean on the PGRO Descriptive List (DL) – added to its very high Downy mildew resistance – makes it the mainstay for UK spring bean growers, returning once again to its top-of-list position for 2022. Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director highlights the […]
MURRAY AND VEGAS JOIN THE LSPB PORTFOLIO OF WINTER OILSEED RAPE VARIETIES WITH THE NEW PHOMA-FIGHTING RlmS GENE
Two more winter oilseed rape varieties from LS Plant Breeding (LSPB) containing the new RlmS phoma resistance gene will be available for this season’s drilling. Murray and Vegas are both on the AHDB candidates list for recommendation this autumn with private and official trials results highlighting their great promise. They are very high yielding with […]
FARMERS LEARNING FROM FARMERS IS AT THE HEART OF THE BEAN YEN INITIATIVE
“The vision of farmers learning from farmers is at the heart of why we are continuing our sponsorship of the Bean YEN yield enhancement network for a fourth year,” explains Chris Guest, LSPB Managing Director. “In this way we can show our support for the knowledge transfer and benchmarking of UK bean growers that comes […]
LSPB OWNER NPZ MARKS 125 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL VARIETY BREEDING
LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd) is the UK-based subsidiary of NPZ (Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG), a medium-sized, privately-owned plant breeding company based in Germany. In 2022, NPZ celebrates 125 years of successful plant breeding, starting with founder Hans Lembke who took over his parents’ farm on the island of Poel, near to the northern German city […]
HIGH ERUCIC ACID OILSEED RAPE CAN BE A FIRST RESORT FOR GROWERS
High Erucic Acid Rape (HEAR) may sound like a niche market, but it is a secure one for growers, with the same crop management as double low (’00’) varieties, plus excellent total returns when the significant buyback contract premiums available are added in. Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd), underlines the […]
PULSE GROWERS AND END USERS BENEFIT FROM HIGH YIELDING GREEN PEA
Bluetime is a very high yielding green pea from LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd) that adds good marketability of the resulting crop to robust agronomy, featuring high Downy mildew resistance and good standing power. “For pea growers, our current varieties bring an array of strong field characters to improved yields,” comments Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB. […]
THE LATEST AHDB RECOMMENDED LISTS FEATURES NEWLY-ADDED FLEMMING WINTER OILSEED RAPE TO JOIN LSPB’S CURRENT RECOMMENDED VARIETIES – ALONG WITH HIGH YIELDING WPB ESCAPE ON THE SPRING WHEAT RL
Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director comments: “Flemming is a new Recommendation by AHDB for the E/W region in 2022/23. It has high resistance to Stem canker from a new major Phoma resistance gene called RlmS and is also resistant to TuYV (Turnip Yellows Virus). It has a high gross output, good stem […]
LSPB’S NEW AND CONTINUING VARIETIES ON THE LATEST PGRO DESCRIPTIVE LISTS BRING CONSISTENT AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FOR PULSE GROWERS
Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director comments: “The new PGRO 2022 Descriptive Lists (DL) continue to show the improvement of all pulse varieties in the key areas of yield, agronomic characters and marketability to further develop the pulse crop in a post-Brexit, net-zero farming world. “LSPB pulse varieties once again are a strong part […]
NEW WINTER BEAN FROM LSPB PROMISES WIDER AGRONOMIC CHOICE FOR GROWERS
LSPB is well known for the series of successful spring beans that have given growers varieties with increased yields and improved agronomics over many years, and now they launch their first winter bean, with the new PGRO Descriptive List Candidate variety Pantani. Pantani is a Candidate for the 2022 PGRO Descriptive List, and in two years […]
PULSE FIELD DAY SHOWS OFF THE WIDE CHOICE OF COMBINING PEA VARIETIES AVAILABLE AND IN PROSPECT FOR GROWERS
Speaking at the PGRO Pulse Field Day at Stubton, Lincolnshire, Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd), applauded the wide range of Descriptive List (DL) and Candidate pulse varieties on trial there. “We were impressed by the large number of combining pea varieties on show that are either currently on the PGRO DL or […]
