COOPER is a large blue pea with a high yield potential, moderately long straw and good standing ability but is rather susceptible to downy mildew. Cooper produces a large round pea with good colour retention making it suitable for the micronising market.
BREEDER: Limagrain Advanta Nederland b.v.
AGENT: Nickerson.
STATUS: National List
Cooper has a high yield potential, superior to both Nitouche and Venture.
Cooper has a good combination of agronomic characters being moderately tall with good standing power, making it easy to harvest. |
*R = Resistant; S = Susceptible Cooper has only moderate resistance to downy mildew and is likely to need a multi-purpose seed dressing in high risk situations, particularly if growing for a premium market. Cooper is resistant to pea wilt.
Cooper has a large grain size wth a high thousand seed weight. Samples are bold with good colour retention making them acceptable for number of premium markets including micronising. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
