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PGRO pulse variety criteria adapts to changing markets

PGRO’S decision to move from a pea and bean Recommended List to a Descriptive List aims to encourage innovation from breeders, free of the knowledge their efforts will not be hampered by the list’s narrow assessment

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PGRO pulse variety criteria adapts to changing markets

Processors and Growers Research Organisation's (PGRO) decision to move from a pea and bean Recommended List (RL) to a Descriptive List (DL) aims to encourage innovation from breeders, free of the knowledge...

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