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FALSTAFF is a marrowfat pea with a high yield potential and a good combination of agronomic characters for its type. Falstaff has good canning properties and has the potential to attract a premium in the human consumption market.

BREEDER: Toft Plant Breeding, Denmark
UK AGENT: Nickerson
STATUS: PGRO Recommended List

HIGH YIELD POTENTIAL
 FALSTAFFKahuna
YIELD (% control)8781

Falstaff has a high yield potential, 6% above the popular marrowfat Kahuna. 

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 FALSTAFFKahuna
Earliness of Ripening55
Shortness of Straw55
Standing Ability at Harvest55

Falstaff has moderately long straw with similar standing to Kahuna; a good combination of agronomic characters for its type.

DISEASE RESISTANCE
 FALSTAFFKahuna

Resistance to:

 

 

Downy Mildew

5

5

Pea Wilt (race 1)* 

 R 

 R 

*R = resistant

Falstaff is moderately susceptible to downy mildew and may benefit from a broad spectrum fungicide seed dressing in some situations.

GRAIN QUALITY
 FALSTAFFKahuna
Thousand Seed
Weight (g)
359361
Protein Content %24.525.6

Falstaff is a small-seeded marrowfat with the classic shape preferred by end-users. Falstaff has good canning properties and has the potential to attract a premium in the human consumption market.


All information is from the PGRO Recommended List of field peas available at www.pgro.org 

A high figure (1-9 scales) indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

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