2024 Yellow dry pea variety trial, Central Agricultural Research Center, Moccasin, MT

Variety/Line

Days to Flowering (d)

Plant Height (cm)

Thousand Kernel Weight (g)

Test Weight (lb bu-1)

Protein (%)

Seed Yield1 (lb ac-1)

2822

71

52

179

63.1

28.7

1269

5206

72

59*

186

63.2

28.8

1629

AAC Carver

69

54

197

63.4

25.0

1615

AAC Chrome

70

43

189

61.8

27.1

1628

AAC Julius

71

51

175

62.6

28.6

1723

AAC Profit

67*

51

185

62.9

27.6

1676

CDC Meadow

67*

49

175

63.9*

25.9

1695

DS-Admiral

68

53

206

62.8

25.8

1484

McMurphy

70

52

192

62.4

29.8*

1447

ND Dawn

69

46

193

62.6

25.4

1805*

Orchestra

67*

51

214*

63.1

29.3

1488

Mean

69

51

190

62.9

27.4

1587

LSD

0.8

5

7.7

0.4

0.8

276

CV (%)

0.8

6.6

2.8

0.4

2.0

12.1

P-value

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.02

Bold* = top performer within a column; Bold = equivalent to top performer within a column

1Seed yield was below historical averages due to hail damage at early flowering

2024 Green dry pea variety trial, Central Agricultural Research Center, Moccasin, MT

Variety/Line

Days to Flowering (d)

Plant Height (cm)

Thousand Kernel Weight (g)

Test Weight (lb bu-1)

Protein (%)

Seed Yield1 (lb ac-1)

Aragorn

66*

46

185

62.2

25.8

1848*

Hampton

70

45

182

62.8

27.9*

1369

MT 457

66*

47

196*

62.7

26.8

1564

Shamrock

71

49

179

63.2*

26.2

1402

Mean

68

47

185

62.7

26.7

1546

LSD

0.7

NS

8

0.5

0.8

320

CV (%)

0.7

10.6

2.8

0.6

2.0

13.4

P-value

<0.0001

0.7

0.004

0.009

0.0006

0.03