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Vining pea harvest starts two weeks early

Both drought and frost have taken their toll on this year's vining pea crop, warned PGRO's technical director Anthony Biddle, with yields in England predicted to be around 20% down.

"Moisture has been limiting," he said. "But the frosts at the beginning of May also played their part. On many crops, they took out the growing point, causing blind shoots to form."

Not only has yield been affected, maturity has also suffered, he warned. "It makes harvesting timing very difficult and has caused total crop loss in some instances."

The situation is the same across much of Europe, although Scottish crops are faring better and should yield well, he reported.

"Of the other pulses, combining peas are looking better than expected, given the dry conditions. Unfortunately spring beans are suffering, while winter beans are a mixed bag. Combining short crops with very low pods will be tricky."

Vining pea growers are harvesting 10-14 days ahead of their normal date, he confirmed. "It's been a bit of a scramble for the factories to be up and running in time. There are obvious implications for transport and the price received if they have to be hauled further, especially for those growers who produce the speedy pea."

The first broad bean variety trial for 10 years is in the ground at PGRO, continued Dr Biddle. "There's renewed interest in the crop, but varietal requirements for the fresh and frozen sectors are different.

"The aim is to produce a new list by the end of the trial."

Whole pods are harvested for the fresh market, he explained. "That means that the number of seeds per pod and the weight of seed per pod is important, as is continuity of harvest."

For frozen broad beans, just one of two varieties have dominated in recent years. "We're looking at some new ones this year, as there has been breeding progress."

The number of vining pea varieties entering trials has dropped considerably, so growers should expect some lean years ahead, warned Steven Belcher.

While the main trial features 29 pre-selected varieties, just 12 varieties are in the preliminary trial, with eight making it through to the screening stage.

For more on the on-going PGRO trials including work on plant populations, carbon footprints, sclerotinia control and soil phosphate, visit the pea trials section of the FWi website .

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