Prüfung von Wintererbsengenotypen auf ihre Winterhärte

In 2010 two field experiments were set up and conducted under conditions of organic farming on two locations (clay loam and loamy sand) examining a set of winter pea genotypes (F7 generation crosses of winter and spring peas) for their winter hardiness, in the field and in a frost chamber under controlled conditions. The results from the first experimental season show no distinct correlation between flower colour and winter hardiness (survival rate). At the same time the marked range of survival rates within crossing groups and within leaf type x flower colour combinations confirm the relevance of further selection