LSPB BRINGS FURTHER VARIETAL IMPROVEMENT IN NEW PGRO PULSE DESCRIPTIVE LISTS
“This year has seen a major re-vamp of the PGRO variety list for pulse growers with a change from Recommended Lists to Descriptive Lists (DL). This change has been echoed by LSPB with new varieties, a new logo and a new web site,” says Chris Guest, LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) Managing Director. “The new PGRO […]
YUKON SPRING BEAN LIVES UP TO EARLY-TO-HARVEST PROMISE
Yukon is a spring bean with the earliest ripening (9) on the 2020 PGRO Recommended List (RL) with the added benefits of the highest Downy mildew resistance rating (8) and a high thousand seed weight. Growers Alex and Robert Brewster, who farm near Dunfermline, Fife grew 14.2 ha of the spring bean, newly-added to the […]
TRIALS SHOW HYBRID VARIETIES STAND OUT IN HIGH FLEA BEETLE PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT
The significant benefit of hybrid breeding in comparison to conventional varieties in a high flea beetle pressure environment is highlighted in the first oilseed rape trials results for 2020 from the LS Plant Breeding (LSPB) site just north of Cambridge. “The yield advantage and crop health of hybrids more than outweigh the additional seed cost,” […]
SPRING BEANS GET WELCOME RAINFALL BOOST
The welcome recent rainfall has perked up most crops – and spring beans are no exception. Barnaby Patchett, seed specialist with merchants GFP Agriculture Ltd, is pictured here checking a crop of Macho spring beans with Edina Kare, Pulse Trials Officer with breeders LSPB. He comments that: “the beans were drilled at the end of […]
CHRIS GUEST HAS BEEN APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LS PLANT BREEDING LTD (LSPB)
Chris Guest has been appointed Managing Director of LS Plant Breeding Ltd (LSPB) from 1st June to succeed Theo Labuda, who will assume a consultancy role on his retirement from full-time involvement. “I am delighted that Chris is joining us to lead the LSPB team and am sure that his extensive knowledge and experience of […]
