Strong yield performance from new peas and beans added to the PGRO Descriptive List

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 14 new peas and beans to its 2025 Descriptive List for pulses.

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Strong yield performance from new peas and beans added to the PGRO Descriptive List

After some strong yield performances in this year's field trials, new varieties sit at the top of the spring bean list, as well as at the summit of the marrowfat, green and yellow categories of the combining...

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