Eldorado

Pea

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Prelado'

Summary: The stem of 'Eldorado' is of medium length but longer than the stem of 'Prelado' which is also of medium length. The pod curvature is very weak to weak for 'Eldorado' while it is weak to medium for 'Prelado'. The pod of 'Eldorado' has a medium number of ovules while the pod of 'Prelado' has few to a medium number of ovules. Resistance to Peronospora viciae is present for the plants of 'Eldorado' while it is absent for the plants of 'Prelado'.

Description:

PLANT: garden type, no anthocyanin colouration, dark to very dark blue green foliage, flowers very early in the season

STEM: no anthocyanin colouration of axil, no fasciation, medium length, medium number of nodes up to and including the first fertile node (ranging from 9 to 12 nodes)

LEAF: medium number of leaflets present
LEAFLET: medium size, medium length and width, broadest part strongly towards the base, absent or very weak dentation
STIPULE: medium length and width, small to medium size, medium length from axil to tip, dense flecking
PETIOLE: short to medium length from axil to first leaflet or tendril

FLOWER: maximum of one to two per node
STANDARD: whitish cream, narrow to medium width, moderately raised to level base
UPPER SEPAL: narrow to medium width, acuminate apex
PEDUNCLE: very short to short spur, short from stem to first pod, short between first and second pod, absent or few bracts

POD: medium length and width, entire parchment, blunt distal part, very weak to weak curvature, medium to dark green, medium number of ovules
IMMATURE SEED: medium to dark green
SEED: cylindrical, compound starch grains, medium to strong intensity of wrinkling of cotyledon, green cotyledon, medium weight
HILUM: same colour as testa

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

Origin & Breeding History: 'Eldorado' (experimental designation D85460) originated from the cross between G195-T3 and 'Prelado', with three subsequent backcrosses to 'Prelado', conducted in 2006 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. In 2007, the BC3F1 and BC3F2 generations were planted. Line selections made from the BC3F3 and BC3F4 generations were selfed in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2009 and 2010, the BC3F5 and BC3F6 generations were planted. In 2010, line selections from BC3F7 generation were selfed. The BC3F8 and BC3F9 generations were planted in 2011 and 2013, respectively. In 2013, the BC3F10 was bulked as breeder seed. Selection criteria was based on downey mildew and Fusarium (Race1) resistances, adaptation, yield, leaf type, and maturity class.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Eldorado' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, reference number ERW1178, 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 2018.

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Pea: 'Eldorado'