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Pea Vines – Table 2

 

Pea Vine Production and Marketing Report

 

Table 2. Mean plant stand per 3 meter row and plant height (cm) on June 4; number of internodes, mean internode length (cm), pea vine weight (g) and harvested pea vine length (cm) on June 16; pea vine weight (g), harvested pea vine length (cm), number of harvested vines, and node of regrowth where 0=node closest to ground, on June 16 of twelve pea varieties in Fall City, western Washington in 1998.

June 4    June 17    July 4
Variety Type Plant Stand Plant Ht. (cm) Internode No. Internode Lth (cm) Vine Wt (g) Vine Lth (cm) Vine Wt (g) Vine Lth (cm) Vine No. Node of Regrowth
Snowflake snow
65
12.4
3.8
4.7
270
17.5
90
35.3
2.7
0.2
Super Sugar Snap snap
56
23.3
5.0
7.2
370
35.4
70
50.5
2.3
0.7
HN 412 yellow split
53
23.2
4.7
5.3
340
25.3
90
48.2
3.0
1.1
Tom Laxton shell
59
30.5
4.7
7.4
330
34.9
60
59.1
2.0
1.0
Oregon Sugar Pod II snow
51
18.7
4.1
5.4
330
22.1
110
49.7
3.0
1.1
Oregon Giant snow
43
18.8
3.7
5.3
290
19.4
130
47.4
2.9
1.7
Aladdin yellow split
55
21.6
5.0
4.7
310
22.7
50
39.6
2.3
0.5
Rex yellow split
62
14.7
5.0
3.4
270
17.2
60
33.6
2.1
0.7
Cascadia snap
61
15.6
3.8
5.9
320
22.4
70
36.9
2.6
1.8
Phantom marrowfat
52
13.4
3.4
3.8
270
13.0
40
28.4
2.7
1.1
Majorette marrowfat
57
16.3
4.2
3.6
280
15.1
80
32.2
3.3
1.4
PRO 2100 shell
56
20.7
4.9
5.5
260
26.9
40
31.4
2.0
2.3
Significance
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.01
NS
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.05
NS
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