
Winter Beans
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Vespa (Breeder: Wherry & Son, UK Agent: Senova)
- New variety with high yield potential
- Equal best standing/straw strength
- Medium early maturity and medium to large grain size
- Yields 5% above Tundra
Bumble (Breeder: Wherry & Son, UK Agent: Senova)
- Large seed with consistent yields, treated yield 104%
- Improving yields in recent seasons, 1% over Tundra
- Equal largest seeded winter bean variety, in some seasons suited to export for splitting market or for hulling for fish food production
- Taller than Wizard and Tundra with slightly weaker straw
Tundra (Breeder: Limagrain)
- Widely grown established variety with treated yield of 103%
- High yielding variety with good all round agronomics, the most widely grown variety
- Good straw strength with medium early maturity and medium to large grain size
- Suited to a wide range of soil types
- Consistent performance – yields 5% above Wizard
Wizard (Breeder: Wherry & Son, UK Agent: Senova)
- Large seeded grain favoured for some export markets with treated yield of 98%
- Established variety, proven on a wide range of geographical situations
- Some market demand linked to large dimpled grain size and specific grain quality
- Good standing and straw characteristics, with good Ascochyta resistance
Honey (Breeder: Wherry & Son, UK Agent: Senova)
- LEarliest, shortest and stiffest strawed winter variety with treated yield of 95%
- Best combination of maturity and straw, more suited to the West and Northern regions
- Produces large ovule grain suited to the premium markets
- Lower official yield data but benefits from higher plant density (32/26plants/m2)
For more information, speak to your Agrii agronomist or call your local seed contact here