11 new pea and bean varieties have been added to the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) 2026 Descriptive List for pulses. It includes seven new combining peas, two winter beans, and two spring beans. Despite drought conditions across much of the country during the summer, new and existing material performed well, noted principal technical officer, Dr Chris Judge. A small number of trial sites failed, but the range of geographical locations used to conduct the descriptive list work produced sufficient data to analyse the material put forward by breeders. Dr Judge said: “We use data gathered from five years…