Nickerson

BEN is a high yielding, pale skinned, pale hilum spring bean suitable for the premium export market for human consumption. It is early to mature with short straw and good standing power. Ben is fully recommended on the NIAB/PGRO Recommended List 2008. 

 

BREEDER: Limagrain-Advanta Netherland BV
AGENT: Nickerson, UK 
STATUS: NIAB/PGRO Recommended List 2008

 

YIELD POTENTIAL
 BENSyncro
YIELD (% mean of untreated controls)9794

Ben is a high yielding variety, 3% higher yielding than Syncro.

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 BENSyncro
Earliness of Ripening87
Shortness of Straw76
Standing Ability at Harvest77

Ben is a short strawed variety with good standing power. Ben is early to mature, the earliest on the Recommended List.

 

DISEASE RESISTANCE
 BENSyncro
Resistance to:  
Downy Mildew (1-9)46

Ben is somewhat susceptible to downy mildew and is likely to require treatment in most situations.

GRAIN QUALITY
 BENSyncro
Thousand Seed
Weight (g)
499516
Protein Content %26.728.2
Hilum Colour Pale Pale 

Ben has a slightly smaller thousand seed weight to Syncro. Ben has a pale skin and hilum which make it attractive to the premium export markets for human consumption.

All information is from the NIAB/PGRO Recommended List unless stated otherwise. 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