Medium protein pea seed TELEGRAM

mosaic virus resistantoilseeds and protein cropsresistant to lodging

About
KWS Telegram makes an impressive debut on the Descriptive List, achieving 117% of controls for yellow pea yield. It delivers large grain size preferred by end users, with a thousand grain weight (TGW) of 293 g. In harvest 2025 KWS Telegram achieved 114% of controls, showing strong performance even in a challenging dry season. The variety has medium maturity, good standing ability through to harvest, and a robust disease profile including resistance to pea wilt and a Downy Mildew score of 6. KWS Telegram is the only variety on the Descriptive List with reported resistance to Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus.

Key points

• Highest yielding pea on the 2026 Descriptive List (117% of controls)
• Good combination of field yield and protein yield
• Good disease package including resistance to Pea wilt
• Large grain size (preferred by end users)

Disease resistance
Downy mildew: 6
Powdery mildew: [S]

Agronomic features
Earliness of ripening: 5
Shortness of straw: 81
Standing ability at harvest: 9

Quality
Thousand seed weight (g): 293
Protein content: 21.9

Characteristics / Technical specifications

• Commercial name (model): KWS TELEGRAM
• Brand: KWS
• Crop: Yellow pea
• Yield (Descriptive List 2026): 117% of controls
• Yield (harvest 2025): 114% of controls
• Thousand grain weight (TGW): 293 g
• Protein content: 21.9%
• Maturity: Medium
• Standing ability: Good (score: 9)
• Disease resistances: Resistance to Pea wilt; Downy mildew score 6; Powdery mildew: [S]
• Reported resistance: Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus (only variety on the Descriptive List with reported resistance)
• Grain size: Large (end-user preferred)