Pulse variety guide 2015
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N 2014, Pulse Breeding Australia and the National Mungbean
Improvement Program released five new pulse crop varieties
for the 2015 season – three lentils, one faba bean and one
mungbean.
The new lentil varieties are adapted to the existing lentil
growing areas of southern and Western Australia, offer improved
yield and disease resistance and target three different lentil
market segments. The new faba bean variety will set a new
benchmark for yield in the production areas in southern Australia
with increased resistance to ascochyta blight. The new mungbean
variety replaces Celera and Green Diamond, reinstating grower
and market demand for small seeded Australian mungbean.
Pulse Australia national development manager, Gordon
Cumming, believes the Australian pulse industry is very fortunate
to have two dedicated plant breeding programs – Pulse Breeding
Australia for the winter pulses and the National Mungbean
Improvement Program (NMIP).
“These two plant breeding programs have provided the pulse
industry with some outstanding varieties that have underpinned
the increased grower confidence in pulses and gained a high level
of market acceptance of Australian pulses,” he said.
Launched in 2007, Pulse Breeding Australia (PBA) aims to
deliver pulse cultivars with:
OO Regional adaptation;
OO High yield;
OO Superior resistance to diseases (eg. ascochyta and bacterial
blight, botrytis grey mould, anthracnose and chocolate spot);
OO Outstanding quality parameters for mainstream and specialpurpose end-users; and,
OO Improved abiotic stress tolerance (eg. to herbicide, boron and
salt).
“Each variety has its own ‘Variety management package’,
or VMP, that outlines the specific benefits and limitations of
the variety,” said Gordon. “Changing to a new variety is an
important decision and the new variety available may not suit a
particular locality or soil type. The VMP will help growers make
informed decisions and also highlight any specific agronomic
requirements for growing the new variety.”
PBA Samira
PBA Samira is
the new benchmark
southern faba bean
variety. It is the highest
yielding faba bean
available for the
southern region with
wide adaptation and is
very responsive to high PBA Samira faba bean.
yielding situations.
The disease management package includes excellent ascochyta
blight resistance (including to the new strain recently identified in
the mid-north of South Australia) and improved chocolate spot
and rust resistance compared to Fiesta VF and Farah.
PBA Samira plants are vigorous, with good stem strength. The
medium sized seed, similar to Fiesta VF and Farah, is suited to the
Middle East markets.
An End Point Royalty (EPR) of $3.85 per tonne (GST inclusive)
Three years faster release time
Together with its commercial partners, PBA has streamlined
variety release to make new varieties available to Australian
growers up to three years faster than traditional variety release
methods.
Since its inception in 2003 the National Mungbean
Improvement Program (NMIP) has improved yield and reliability
for the industry, with the release of Crystal and Satin II in 2008,
followed by Jade-Au in 2013, taking grower and industry
confidence to a new high.
Gordon said the area planted to mungbean following these
releases has grown from 35,000 to 66,000 hectares and an
average production of 60,000 tonnes. “The expansion of the
industry will continue as new varieties with improved yield
stability and disease resistance come to market,” he said.
Along with new varieties comes new or adapted agronomic
practice and feedback to the breeders about the performance
of the varieties under various growing conditions. The Pulse
Australia industry development managers in each region are
heavily involved with assisting growers with the information
needed to make the most of the new varieties, accessing specialist
researchers to assist with specific problems as they arise and
contributing to the planning process behind the development of
new varieties with specific traits of value to the industry.
Pulse Australia publishes variety management packages
(VMP) for each new variety, providing specific agronomic and
marketing information to assist with variety selection and crop
management.
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applies, which includes breeder royalties, upon delivery of this
variety. Seed is available from the commercial partner, Seednet.
PBA Samira
PBA Greenfield
PBA Giant
PBA Jumbo 2
PBA Greenfield
PBA Greenfield is a high yielding, disease resistant mediumsized green lentil.
It is a broadly adapted variety, well suited to medium rainfall
lentil growing regions of southern and Western Australia. This
variety offers a 10 per cent long-term average yield advantage
over Nugget and Boomer, making it the highest yielding green
lentil variety in Australia.
PBA Greenfield offers moderate resistance to ascochyta blight
and botrytis grey mould with improved tolerance to soil salinity,
similar to PBA Flash and PBA Bolt.
Small broadleaf weed seeds are readily removed from the
harvested PBA Greenfield sample. This medium-sized green lentil
is suited to the human food market as an emerging market class
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for Australian growers. Segregated on-farm storage is likely to be
required.
PBA Greenfield will be open marketed with an(EP) of
$5.50 per tonne (incl. GST), applied upon delivery. Seed is
commercialised through PBSeeds and available now.
PBA Giant
PBA Giant is a high
yielding large green
lentil that is broadly
adapted, but best
suited to medium
rainfall lentil growing
regions in southern
and Western Australia.
It is the largest seed
size Australian green
PBA Giant lentil.
lentil variety (average
diameter of 5.8 mm) offering improved yield over Boomer in
Victoria (5–10 per cent on average) and similar yield in South
Australia.
With good early vigour, similar to PBA Ace and Boomer and
improved shattering resistance compared to Boomer, PBA Giant
is moderately resistant to ascochyta blight and has improved
tolerance to soil boron, similar to PBA Jumbo, PBA Flash and PBA
Bolt.
Small broadleaf weed seeds are readily removed from the
harvested sample.
PBA Giant is suited to the human food market, with excellent
prospects in the domestic market to replace imported product,
and for export. Segregated on-farm storage is likely to be
required.
PBA Giant will be open marketed with an EPR of $5.50 per
tonne (incl. GST), applied upon delivery. Seed is commercialised
through PBSeeds and available now.
PBA Jumbo 2
PBA Jumbo 2 is a
high yielding disease
resistant large red
lentil released as a
direct replacement
for PBA Jumbo and
Aldinga (average yield
9–13 per cent higher
than PBA Jumbo) in all
PBA Jumbo 2 lentil.
areas.
It is a mid-maturing, broadly adapted variety that has increased
resistance to ascochyta blight and botrytis grey mould.
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Suitable for early sowing to maximise yield, PBA Jumbo 2 has
improved early vigour and improved lodging resistance over PBA
Jumbo and Aldinga. Its tolerance to soil boron is similar to PBA
Jumbo, PBA Flash and PBA Bolt.
It has a seed size similar to PBA Jumbo and Aldinga and is well
suited to the removal of small broadleaf weed seeds from the
harvested sample.
Suits the human food market (consumed whole or split) for
large-sized red lentil, fitting export markets that have traditionally
bought the PBA Jumbo and Aldinga varieties. Segregated storage
is required.
PBA Jumbo 2 will be open marketed with an EPR of $5.50 per
tonne (incl. GST), applied upon delivery. Seed is commercialised
through PBSeeds and available now.
Celera II-AU achieves yields similar to Green Diamond in
disease-free situations. It outperforms all current varieties under
high halo blight disease pressure and offers improved tan spot
resistance and similar powdery mildew resistance compared to
Green Diamond. It is earlier flowering and maturity than large
green mungbean varieties.
Celera II-AU is protected under Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR)
legislation. A Seed Royalty, which includes breeder royalties, applies
at the point of sale. Seed is available from your local Australian
Mungbean Association (AMA) member or seed re-seller.
Celera II-AU
Celera II-AU is a
small-seeded shiny
mungbean released
as a replacement for
Green Diamond. The
market for smallseeded, shiny green
mungbean is limited so
it is best to consult with
your marketer before
PBA Celera II-AU mungbean.
planting. A niche
market exists in some European and Asian countries with some
splitters and millers preferring the small green mungbean type.
It is a broadly adapted variety suited to the existing smallseeded production areas of northern NSW and southern
Queensland. It is suitable for both spring and summer planting.
PBA Celera II-AU
Variety management packages (VMPs) are available for all current varieties,
including these new releases. Search the variety name on the Pulse Australia
website: www.pulseaus.com.au.
For more information about developments in the Australian pulse industry
visit: www.pulseaus.com.au/latestNews.aspx
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