ZERO4 is a small blue combining pea with a unique combination of agronomic characters: short straw, excellent standing ability and very early maturity. When sown at its optimum seed rate it has a similar yield potential to Nitouche. Zero4 is suitable for animal feed and micronising outlets with smaller sized samples likely to be acceptable to the pigeon trade.
BREEDER: Toft Plant Breeding, Denmark
AGENT: Nickerson, UK
STATUS: National Listed
HIGH YIELD POTENTIAL | | | ZERO4 70 | ZERO4 90 | ZERO4 110 | Nitouche 70 | | SEED RATE TRIALS Yield (% site mean) | 92 | 99 | 103 | 104 |
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Zero4 requires a higher seed rate than other varieties such as Nitouche. When sown at its optimum seed rate, to establish 110 plants/m square, Zero4 has a similar yield potential to Nitouche.
EXCELLENT AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS | | | ZERO4 | Nitouche | Flare | Maturity (days) | 124 | 132 | 132 | Straw Length (cm) | 54 | 77 | 74 | Standing Ability at Harvest (1 - 9) | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Zero4 is very early to mature - at least 8 days earlier than Nitouche and Flare in trials - with very short straw and excellent standing ability. | GOOD DISEASE RESISTANCE | | | ZERO4 | Nitouche | Flare | Resistance to: | | | | Downy Mildew (1-9) | 8 | 8 | 8 | Pea Wilt (Race 1) * | R | S | S |
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*R = resistant, S= susceptible
Zero4 has very good resistance to downy mildew and is resistant to pea wilt. |
All data is from National List, Nickerson and Innoseeds trials.
A high rating figure indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree (1-9 scales).
