NEW PHOMA RESISTANCE GENETIC TRAIT IN WINTER OILSEED RAPE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN TWO VARIETIES FOR THIS YEAR’S DRILLING
“Two LSPB winter oilseed rape varieties – Respect and Flemming – come from a new and exciting generation of hybrids”, says Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). “We have commercially launched these after 20 years of research and testing to develop varieties containing the new gene – RlmS – which offers a new source of resistance […]
HEAR OILSEED RAPE OFFERS GROWERS PREMIUMS AND INCREASED MARGINS BY SUPPLYING A RANGE OF SPECIALIST END MARKETS
“With the oilseed rape crop set to rebound this year, oilseed rape growers should also consider the premiums available in specialist oilseed markets such as HEAR (high erucic acid rape) where geographic location and contracts available allow,” says Chris Guest, Managing Director of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). “HEAR oilseed rape is used in a variety of applications, from […]
OILSEED BREEDER ADVISES GROWERS TO ADOPT A THREE-PRONGED ACTION PLAN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLUBROOT
Conditions last autumn with wet and warm in many parts of the country – added to early drilling to avoid adult CSFB damage – means the incidence of clubroot is on the rise in susceptible varieties for many regions of the UK. “The incidence of clubroot is on the rise across the UK – and […]
AN EXCITING NEW GENETIC TRAIT BRINGS EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STEM CANKER RESISTANCE TO WINTER OILSEED RAPE VARIETIES
A new genetic trait called RlmS brings effective and sustainable resistance to stem canker/phoma in two innovative winter oilseed rape varieties from breeders LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd). Respect gives the benefits of RlmS resistance to UK growers and is a hybrid that will become a new benchmark for plant health and yield stability. Along with its […]
LSPB ANNOUNCES A THIRD YEAR OF SPONSORSHIP OF THE BEAN YEN INITIATIVE
LSPB announced today that the company is continuing its sponsorship of the Bean YEN yield enhancement network for a third year to support the knowledge transfer and benchmarking of UK bean growers that comes from this initiative run by ADAS in partnership with PGRO. “As market leaders in spring bean varieties, we are proud to support […]
New look for LSPB reflects wider crop portfolio
LS Plant Breeding may be one of the newer UK plant breeding companies, but it has a long background in the European seeds sector. New managing director Chris Guest, who succeeded founder Theo Labuda in June 2020, explains how the business has developed to its present wide variety portfolio.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY TO CONTINUING POPULARITY OF SPRING BEAN VARIETY LYNX
LSPB’s SPRING BEAN VARIETY LYNX IN PGRO TRIALS
LVC (LOW VICINE/CONVICINE) SPRING BEAN VARIETIES WILL HELP TO DEVELOP THE UK PULSE MARKET WITH END USERS
The latest PGRO Descriptive List features four LSPB varieties with LVC (low vicine/convicine) characters that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users, while having comparable high seed yields to other leading spring bean varieties. LSPB’s Victus and Tiffany were the first LVC varieties in the UK to be added to the PGRO Recommended List (RL) for spring beans, followed […]
MICHAEL SHULDHAM JOINS LSPB AS COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT
Michael Shuldham’s role will be to support and expand the commercial operation of LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd), working alongside Managing Director Chris Guest. Michael studied Agribusiness at Harper Adams University, graduating in 2018. He has spent the past couple of years working in the Swiss Alps during the winter, and on UK farms in […]
AHDB RECOMMENDED LISTS FEATURE NEWLY-ADDED LSPB OILSEED RAPE WITH NEW PHOMA RESISTANCE GENE, LSPB CLUBROOT RESISTANT AND HEAR VARIETIES – PLUS THE HIGHEST YIELDING RL SPRING WHEAT
The latest AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) feature winter oilseed rape varieties from LSPB (LS Plant Breeding Ltd) including high yielding Respect with a new Phoma resistance gene, clubroot resistant Crome and Croozer, Resort which is the company’s HEAR (high erucic acid) variety – and WPB Escape, the highest yielding Spring wheat on the RL. Chris […]
