Nickerson

ROCKET is a white field pea with a very high yield potential and a good combination of agronomic characters, including excellent standing ability and good downy mildew resistance.

Breeder’s Code: A 0004.3
Breeder: Toft Plant Breeding, Denmark
UK Agent: Nickerson
Official Trial Status: Recommended List 2008


YIELD POTENTIAL (% Controls)
 Untreated Trials
ROCKET104
Bilbo

103

Nitouche94

 

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 ROCKETBilboNitouche
Pea TypeWhiteWhiteLarge Blue
Earliness of Ripening (1 - 9)655
Shortness of Straw (1 - 9)354
Standing Ability (1 - 9)877
DISEASE RESISTANCE & SEED QUALITY:
 ROCKETBilboNitouche
Pea Wilt *RRS
Downy Mildew (1-9)768
Thousand Seed Weight (g)259256292

R = Resistant; S = Susceptible

Rocket is a tall strawed variety with very good standing ability (8), superior to Bilbo and Nitouche. Ripening is comparable with the other Recommended white peas.
Rocket has good resistance to downy mildew and is relatively small seeded.


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

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