Pulse recommended lists highlight pea advances

摘要

Farmers growing peas and beans can be confident that the latest PGRO Pulse Recommended Lists contain good consistent varieties and several promising newcomers. Progress in pea breeding has been particularly encouraging the launch of the 2009 lists, funded by the 75p/t traded PGRO pulse levy, showed. Figures from technical director Anthony Biddle showed UK spring bean plantings had nearly halved since 2001 and the area of peas had slipped by about two-thirds. But UK demand for peas was more than twice last harvest's output and there was plenty of scope for more bean growing.