Beans

The 2024 PGRO Descriptive Lists for field beans show that NPZ UK varieties continue to offer pulse growers a wide choice to meet their yield, agronomy and marketing priorities.

Genius is the highest yielding spring bean on the PGRO DL closely followed by consistently high yielding Lynx plus Vertigo and Yukon. Futura and Victus are high yielding LVC (low vicine/convicine) varieties.

For the future, we have promising Candidates in the pipeline – including new winter beans as well as spring beans to do our part in developing the future UK pulse crop.

BEANS OVERVIEW

Data Source: PGRO Descriptive List for Spring Beans 2024

Variety NameYield as % ControlEarliness of MaturityStraw Length (cm)Standing Ability at HarvestThousand Seed Weight (g) (@15%mc)Protein ContentResistance to RustResistance to Downy Mildew
Spring BeansGenius1086105855926.845
Lynx1076104852127.646
Futura LVC1047106854927.144
Victus LVC1027100755127.845
Vertigo997105758127.644
Yukon89898862227.059

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Lynx

Lynx is a consistently very high yielding variety on the PGRO Descriptive List with high Downy mildew resistance and high standing power.

Genius

Genius is top of the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024. It is a high yielding variety with good Downy mildew resistance and high standing power.

Futura LVC

Futura LVC is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024 where its low vicine and convicine content (LVC) are characters that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.

Vertigo

Vertigo is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024. It is a high yielding variety with good standing power.

Victus LVC

Victus is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024 where its low vicine and convicine content (LVC) are characters that will help to further develop the UK pulse market with end users.

Yukon

Yukon is on the PGRO Descriptive List of Spring Beans for 2024. It has both the earliest maturity and the highest resistance to Downy mildew.