Protein peas
LEMAIRE DEFFONTAINES is a family business specialised in the creation and selection of straw cereal and protein pea varieties. The company has research programmes on various species.
The company has been involved in a agro-ecological approach for several years. Our aim is to provide farmers with practical solutions in terms of species diversity and varietal characteristics, to make production systems more resilient, preserve natural resources and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Spring peas are one of the best crop to precede wheat and oilseed rape, sown between mid-february and the end of march, the harvest takes place from june to july. They help to control weeds and diseases in the main crops throughout the rotation. The spring pea doesn't need nitrogen fertilizer as with symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules enable to absorb nitrogen from the air, saving nitrogen for the next crop and well-structured soil.
Today, LEMAIRE DEFFONTAINES offers a wide range of varieties. Some of the most productive and protein-rich spring peas in Europe such as CORTEX, CAPTUR, ANGELUS, BATIST and BELMONDO.
| Variety | grain | Earlyness | Advantages | Variety description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATIST | Yellow | mid early | Exellent yield potential/protein content compromise |  |
| BELMONDO | Yellow | early | High potential and good resistance to lodging | |
| CAPTUR | Yellow | mid early | High potential of yield and protein content | |
| CORTEX | Yellow | mid early | High yield and verry good stem strenght | |
| GREENWAY | Green | mid early | New, very high-yielding variety | |
| PROSPER | Yellow | mid early | New, high potential of yield with a good resistance to lodging | |