Festivert

Pea

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Controvert'

Summary: The seed of 'Festivert' has a strong intensity of wrinkling of the cotyledon while the seed of 'Controvert' has a medium intensity of wrinkling of the cotyledon. Resistance to Peronospora viciae is absent for the plants of 'Festivert' while it is present for the plants of 'Controvert'.

Description:

PLANT: garden type, no anthocyanin colouration, medium green foliage, flowers late in the season

STEM: no anthocyanin colouration of axil, no fasciation, short to medium length, very many nodes up to and including the first fertile node (ranging from 16 to 18 nodes)

LEAFLETS: absent
STIPULE: medium length, narrow to medium width, small to medium size, medium length from axil to tip, medium to dense flecking
PETIOLE: medium length from axil to first tendril, medium length from axil to last tendril

FLOWER: maximum of two per node
STANDARD: white, narrow to medium width, level base
UPPER SEPAL: narrow, rounded apex
PEDUNCLE: short spur, medium length from stem to first pod, short between first and second pod, absent or few bracts

POD: medium to long, narrow to medium width, entire parchment, pointed distal part, weak to medium curvature, medium to dark green, many to very many ovules
IMMATURE SEED: medium to dark green
SEED: cylindrical, compound starch grains, strong intensity of wrinkling of cotyledon, green cotyledon, very low weight
HILUM: same colour as testa

DISEASE REACTION: resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Race 1 and Erysiphe pisi Syd. (powdery mildew); no resistance to Pea Enation Mosaic Virus and Peronospora viciae (Pv) (downey mildew)

Origin & Breeding History: 'Festivert' (experimental designation D175161) originated from the cross between HP2350 and D9732, conducted in 2000 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. In 2000, the F1 generation was planted. From 2000 to 2006, pedigree selections were conducted on the F2 to F8 generations. In 2006, the F9 generation was bulked as breeder seed. Selection criteria was based on Fusarium (Race1) and powdery mildew resistances, adaptation, yield, leaf type, and maturity class.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Festivert' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, reference number ERW1141, purchased from the Naktuinbouw in Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands. Two trials were conducted in one growing cycle, at the Naktuinbouw in Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands and at the Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture, Brno, Czech Republic in 2015.

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Pea: 'Festivert'