Nitouche
Nitouche

Nitouche is a very popular large blue pea variety. The combination of consistent performance, good agronomic characters and suitability for premium markets all contributing to its success. Nitouche produces a large, smooth, round pea which is suitable for the human consumption market both in the UK and for export. In addition it retains its colour well, making it popular for micronising. Nitouche has long straw with good standing ability making it easy to harvest, whilst its high level of resistance to downy mildew helps to reduces input costs.

BREEDER: DLF Trifolium, Denmark.
AGENT: Nickerson.
STATUS - NIAB/PGRO Recommended List 2007


CONSISTENT YIELD PERFORMANCE
NITOUCHE Venture
YIELD (% mean of untreated controls) 95 99

Nitouche has shown a high yield potential and consistent level of performance in official trials over many years.



CONSISTENT YIELD PERFORMANCE 2006 - 2003
YIELD (% mean of untreated controls) NITOUCHE Venture
2006 100 102
2005 100 108
2004 96 100
2003 94 99


EXCELLENT AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
NITOUCHE Venture
Earliness of Ripening 5 6
Shortness of Straw 4 5
Standing Ability at Harvest 7 6

Nitouche has a sound combination of agronomic characters being moderately
tall with very good standing power. It is also moderately early to ripen.
GOOD DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANCE
Resistance to: NITOUCHE Venture
Downy Mildew
7
 8
Pea Wilt (race 1) S R

Source: R = resistant; S = susceptible

Nitouche has good resistance to downy mildew and is unlikely to need a specific seed dressing in most situations. Nitouche is susceptible to pea wilt.



GRAIN QUALITY AND MARKETING
NITOUCHE Venture
Thousand Seed Weight (gms) 297 258
Protein Content % 24.1 22.5

Nitouche is a true large blue pea with a high thousand seed weight
producing a bold sample (suitable for domestic and export markets)
with good colour retention (attractive for micronising) and providing
great flexibilty in market outlets. Nitouche has a higher protein content
than other large blues on the Recommended List.

Nickerson-Advanta Ltd Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT    Tel: 01472 371471