The inaugural Pea Growth Guide is a comprehensive booklet, available online and in print, sharing practical insights supported by research and data.
Designed to support growers to enhance the potential of their pea crops, the 56 pages combine PGRO’s vast experience and knowledge with the latest findings from the Pea Yield Enhancement Network (YEN). Topics include yield determination and potential, canopy expansion and light interception, as well as husbandry.
“It’s easy to get passionate about peas,” says Dr Natalie Wong, Break Crop Campaign Manager at BASF. “Researchers estimate that peas could yield 7-8t/ha on light soils and 9-10t/ha on water retentive soils, so it is a crop with a lot of potential. Thanks to organisations like PGRO and initiatives like the Pea YEN, and through our own R&D, we have increasingly gained deeper insights into how to enhance their performance in the field. This new Growth Guide puts that very latest information into the hands of growers and will hopefully help to bridge the yield gap.”
PGRO Research and Development Manager, Becky Howard, agrees, adding: “Peas can be competitive and profitable against other arable crops in the rotation, and with the different types and markets, there is flexibility too. As a home-grown protein source, both combining and vining peas, bring benefits that extend well beyond the farm gate. They are part of the solution to one of agriculture’s biggest challenges – reducing carbon emissions.
“We want farmers to be able to grow peas successfully and this guide will help. It covers everything from cultivations and seed rates to nutrient management and disease control. With additional information from the YEN about yield formation, it’s relevant to both experienced growers and those that are new to the crop.”
