AAC Radius field pea
Citation
Bing, D.J., Beauchesne, D., McLaren, D., Vera, C. (2016). AAC Radius field pea. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 97(1), 196-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2016-0174
Plain language summary
AAC Radius is a semi-leafless, green cotyledon field pea cultivar developed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. It is adapted to all field pea growing regions in western Canada. AAC Radius has medium maturity and seed size, and high seed coat integrity. AAC Radius has excellent bleaching resistance and high green seed color intensity. It is resistant to field pea disease powdery mildew and moderately tolerant to the pea disease mycosphaerella blight.
Abstract
AAC Radius is a semi-leafless, green cotyledon field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivar developed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. It is adapted to all field pea growing regions in western Canada. AAC Radius has medium maturity and seed size, and high seed coat integrity. AAC Radius has excellent bleaching resistance and high green seed color intensity. It is resistant to powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe pisi Syd., and moderately tolerant to mycosphaerella blight caused by Mycosphaerella pinodes [Berk. & Blox.] Vestergr, and fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyd. & Hans. f. sp. pisi [van Hall] Snyd. & Hans.