Bilbo at Nickerson UK

BILBO is a white field pea with a very high yield potential and an excellent combination of agronomic characters. Bilbo has good grain quality and is suitable for animal feed use as well as the added value markets for split peas. It is fully recommended on the NIAB/PGRO Recommended List for 2008.

Breeder’s Reference: LD 90003.2

Breeder: Lemaire Deffontaines

Agent: Nickerson

YIELD POTENTIAL (% Controls)
	Untreated
BILBO	103
Rocket	104
Nitouche	94

In Official trials Bilbo has shown an excellent yield potential, similar to Rocket and 9% above Nitouche.

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
	BILBO	Rocket	Nitouche
Pea Type	White	White	Large Blue
Earliness of Ripening (1-9)	5	6	5
Shortness of Straw (1-9)	5	3	4
Standing Ability (1-9)	7	8	7
Pea Wilt*	R	R	S
Downy Mildew Resistance (1-9)	6	7	8
Thousand Seed Weight (g)	256	259	292
Protein content (dry)	24.5	21.7	24.2

*R = resistant; S = susceptible

Bilbo has moderately tall straw with an excellent standing ability (7)

All information is from the NIAB/PGRO Recommended List. A high figure indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree

Nickerson-Advanta Ltd, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT Tel: 01472 371471

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