Lincoln County Rainfed 2025 Winter Pea Variety Trial

Trials at this location included multiple planting dates to evaluate performance differences across fall and spring conditions.

 

Planting Date: Sept. 24, 2024
BrandVarietyType of VarietyYield RankYield (bu/ac)Seed Weight (g/1000)Protein (%)Flowering Date[1]
ProGenePaybackWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market147.5a124b21.1a22-May
ProGeneBlazeWinter; Yellow – Split, food ingredient and pet food markets240.8ab134a20.8ab28-May
ProGeneGoldenwoodWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market340.2ab120b21.0ab26-May
ProGenePro 184-7148Winter; Yellow – Whole pea food grade quality436.0b124b19.8b29-May

[1] Flowering date was determined as 50% of the plants flowering in the plot. 

Means followed by the same letter within a column do not differ statistically from each other by the least significant difference test at 5% probability. Seed yield, seed weight, and seed protein concentration are expressed at 12% grain moisture content. 

Site InformationDetails
Location:West Central Research, Extension and Education Center; North Platte, NE (41°03'13"N 100°45'03"W)
Planting Date: Sept. 24, 2024
Target Seeding Rate:

500,000 seeds/acre

Seeds were inoculated with peat inoculant at the time of planting

Harvest Date: July 15, 2025
Herbicide: Pre-emergence (Authority Supreme 6 oz/Acre, and Basagran 2oz/ac), Post-emergence (Clethodim 6 oz/ac and Raptor 4 oz/ac)
Planting Info: 10 ft x 40 ft (7.5” row spacing), planted on no-till ground on wheat stubble
Planting Date: Oct. 23, 2024
BrandVarietyType of VarietyYield RankYield (bu/ac)Seed Weight (g/1000)Protein (%)Flowering Date[1]
ProGeneGoldenwoodWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market135.0a119b21.7a2-Jun
ProGenePaybackWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market232.4ab122b20.4b4-Jun
ProGenePro 7211Winter; Yellow – Food ingredient and pet food markets325.0b120b20.4b7-Jun
ProGeneBlazeWinter; Yellow – Split, food ingredient and pet food markets423.0b136a20.9ab3-Jun

[1] Flowering date was determined as 50% of the plants flowering in the plot. 

Means followed by the same letter within a column do not differ statistically from each other by the least significant difference test at 5% probability. Seed yield, seed weight, and seed protein concentration are expressed at 12% grain moisture content. 

Site InformationDetails
Location:West Central Research, Extension and Education Center; North Platte, NE (41°03'13"N 100°45'03"W)
Planting Date: Oct. 23, 2024
Target Seeding Rate:

500,000 seeds/acre

Seeds were inoculated with peat inoculant at the time of planting

Harvest Date: July 15, 2025
Herbicide: Pre-emergence (Authority Supreme 6 oz/Acre, and Basagran 2oz/ac), Post-emergence (Clethodim 6 oz/ac and Raptor 4 oz/ac)
Planting Info: 10 ft x 40 ft (7.5” row spacing), planted on no-till ground on wheat stubble
Planting Date: March 3, 2025
BrandVarietyType of VarietyYield RankYield (bu/ac)Seed Weight (g/1000)Protein (%)Flowering Date[1]
Valesco GeneticsChromeSpring; Highest yielding yellow pea in today’s market145.0a183a20.0b27-May
Valesco GeneticsJuliusSpring; High yielding, improved seed coat breakage, small seed size, improved protein238.7ab155b21.8a26-May
ProGeneGoldenwoodWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market334.3b106c22.7a9-Jun
ProGeneBlazeWinter; Yellow – Split, food ingredient and pet food markets420.1c127d21.3ab12-Jun

[1] Flowering date was determined as 50% of the plants flowering in the plot. 

Means followed by the same letter within a column do not differ statistically from each other by the least significant difference test at 5% probability. Seed yield, seed weight, and seed protein concentration are expressed at 12% grain moisture content. 

Site InformationDetails
Location:West Central Research, Extension and Education Center; North Platte, NE (41°03'13"N 100°45'03"W)
Planting Date: March 3, 2025
Target Seeding Rate:

500,000 seeds/acre

Seeds were inoculated with peat inoculant at the time of planting

Harvest Date: July 21, 2025
Herbicide: Pre-emergence (Authority Supreme 6 oz/Acre, and Basagran 2oz/ac), Post-emergence (Clethodim 6 oz/ac and Raptor 4 oz/ac)
Planting Info: 10 ft x 40 ft (7.5” row spacing), planted on no-till ground on wheat stubble
Planting Date: April 7, 2025
BrandVarietyType of VarietyYield RankYield (bu/ac)Seed Weight (g/1000)Protein (%)Flowering Date[1]
Valesco GeneticsChromeSpring; Highest yielding yellow pea in today’s market145.5a181a20.5b9-Jun
Valesco GeneticsJuliusSpring; High yielding, improved seedcoat breakage, small seed size, improved protein239.3b148b22.1b9-Jun
ProGeneGoldenwoodWinter; Yellow – Food ingredient market315.1c108c24.4a13-Jun
ProGeneBlazeWinter; Yellow – Split, food ingredient and pet food markets411.5c124d25.2a14-Jun

[1] Flowering date was determined as 50% of the plants flowering in the plot. 

Means followed by the same letter within a column do not differ statistically from each other by the least significant difference test at 5% probability. Seed yield, seed weight, and seed protein concentration are expressed at 12% grain moisture content. 

Site InformationDetails
Location:West Central Research, Extension and Education Center; North Platte, NE (41°03'13"N 100°45'03"W)
Planting Date: April 7, 2025
Target Seeding Rate:

500,000 seeds/acre

Seeds were inoculated with peat inoculant at the time of planting

Harvest Date: July 21, 2025
Herbicide: Pre-emergence (Authority Supreme 6 oz/Acre, and Basagran 2oz/ac), Post-emergence (Clethodim 6 oz/ac and Raptor 4 oz/ac)
Planting Info: 10 ft x 40 ft (7.5” row spacing), planted on no-till ground on wheat stubble

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For more information, contact: 

Nicolas Cafaro La Menza 
Assistant Professor
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
nicolas.cafaro@unl.edu
308-696-6712
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101-7751
 

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