New top yielding spring bean variety

Notilus is the highest yielding variety on the PGRO DL 2026.

Notilus combines an excellent performance with good agronomics and market acceptibility. With superb, consistent yields, excellent standing ability, very good rust resistance, good seed size and a high protein content, Notilus will be a variety in demand.

Annual Yields
2021 (5.40 t/ha) -
2022 (3.85 t/ha) 108
2023 (3.70 t/ha) 105
2024 (4.69 t/ha) 107
2025 (3.51 t/ha) 105
Agronomics
Flower colour C
Earliness of maturity (1-9) 5
Straw length (cm) 101
Standing ability at harvest (1-9) 8

Source: PGRO DL 2026

1-9   High figure indicates a variety shows the character to a high degree.

Disease Resistance
Downy Mildew (1-9) 3
Rust (1-9)* 5
Seed Characters
Thousand seed weight (g) 574
Protein content (%) 27.2

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