Winter Beans

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