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PYRAMID is a new spring bean variety with an exceptionally high yield potential.

Agronomically, Pyramid is similar to Fuego having a good combination of very good standing power and relatively early maturity. Pyramid has promising grain quality with the pale, smooth skin and pale hilum preferred by the premium export market for human consumption.

BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
AGENT: Limgrain UK
STATUS: PGRO Recommended List

VERY HIGH YIELDING
  PYRAMID

Fuego

YIELD (% control) 107

105

Pyramid has a very high yield potential, 2% above Fuego.

EXCELLENT AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
  PYRAMID  Fuego
Earliness of ripening 6  7
Shortness of straw 6  6
Standing ability at harvest 8  8

Pyramid has a sound combination of agronomic characters being moderately tall with good standing power. It is also relatively early to ripen.

DISEASE RESISTANCE
  PYRAMID Fuego 
Resistance to:    
Downy mildew 4 5

Pyramid is slightly more susceptible to downy mildew than Fuego and may require a fungicide treatment in some situations.

GRAIN QUALITY & MARKETING
  PYRAMID Fuego 
Thousand seed
weight (g)
478  485

Pyramid is slightly smaller seeded than Fuego and produces a bold looking sample. Its pale skin and pale hilum make it potentially suitable for the premium export market, for samples that are free of staining and insect damage

 

 

 

 

 


All information is from the PGRO Recommended List of spring beans available at www.pgro.org

A high figure indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

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