Development

Maintainer and representative of selection breeders:

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Priekuļi Research Centre

Variety

submaculatum

Registered:

In Latvian Plant Variety Catalogue in 2001.

Morphological description:

Stem length 120-160 cm
Leaves are green, medium large
The flowers are pink-violet
The pods are medium large, 6 to 15 pods on one plant
The pod contains 4 - 8 seeds, seed colour - brown marble
1,000 seed weight -200-240 g

Economic characteristics:

Seed crop in pure seeding 3.5-4.5 t ha^-1
Green mass crop 25.8 t ha^-1
Dry matter crop 3.2 t ha^-1
Ripening is medium late
Culinary properties are very good

Use:

Food, feed, green mass

Cultivation:

Recommended type of cultivation in mixed plantations with medium late barley (barley/peas 2/1).
Sowing rate 100 - 120 germinating seeds per m2. It is recommended to treat the seed with mordant.