Madonna
English title: Madonna
field peas
Main crop: field peas
Direction of use: grain.
Quality: Valuable. Recommended growing area: Forest Steppe, Polissia, Steppe.
Maturity group: medium-early
Biological features: high-yielding medium-ripening.
variety of semi-leafless type,
the growing season is 68-80 days.
The height of the plants is 53-95 cm.
The maximum number of flowers per node is two. The flowers are white.
Beans very weakly bent, with a blunt tip.
The number of ovules in beans is small-average.
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Cotyledons are yellow. The protein content in grain is 22.5-23.7%. Average yield
Madonna peas - 3.71 tons per hectare, maximum yield - 4.76 tons per hectare.
In terms of resistance to shedding of peas, Madonna is somewhat inferior to standard varieties, drought resistance is at the level of standards.
The variety is characterized by high resistance to lodging - on average, it exceeds the standards by 2.2 points. Susceptible to ascochitosis and root rot. Fungicides can be used against gray rot (due to wet weather). It is necessary to monitor the appearance of pea kernels during earing and pea thrips from the beginning of flowering.
Seed treatment is recommended.
Pea variety Madonna is characterized by uniform early ripening. Suitable for cultivation, both on light and on other well-structured soils with a more neutral pH level.
Sowing time - starting from mid-March, when the soil is physically ripe.
The optimal sowing density is 65-90 similar seeds/m2, depending on the time of sowing and the region.
Due to high lodging resistance, medium plant length and high stem stiffness, Madonna peas are well suited for direct harvesting.
Cleaning is usually carried out when the moisture content of the grain is 16-19% and the fruit skin is light brown.
Type of plant Semi-leafless
Vegetation period 70-80 days.
Plant; height Average height of beans;
Beans; Protein content 22-24% Suitability for direct cleaning
Excellent Disease resistance Ascochitosis Root rots