Innovation on research and development is key to the future success of UK pulse breeding.

Senova is proud to be involved in a collaborative technical alliance with the University of Aberystwyth (IBERS).

This initiative aims to maintain genetic progress and commercial momentum allowing Senova to harness the considerable breeding skills and technical resources at IBERS.

This alliance, together with recent Innovate UK joint funded initiatives and continued collaboration with BBSRC, will extend the genetic resources, leading to new improved and specific varieties with enhanced yields, improved agronomic characters and greater tolerance to disease and pests including stem nematode. These programmes will give direction to best practices in order for growers to optimise the performance from beans and thereby further improve their profitability and crop competitiveness.

It is an exciting era for bean development and Senova is confident that this partnership will continue to deliver step changes to the field performance of the crop.