The above video was recorded on August 1, 2024 and the information was updated on May 19, 2025.
BREEDER: Elsoms Seeds
PEDIGREE: Panacea x KWS Tempo
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2024)
MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Distilling (Medium)
CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2024 %: England & Wales: 1.0. Scotland: 3.4.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2025 %: England & Wales: 0.9. Scotland: 8.3.
AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (UK): 102
AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 104
AHDB RL 2025 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 83
POSITIVES
- Offers excellent flexibility in sowing dates and can be sown right up until the end of February
- Relatively tall but very stiff strawed
- Very good grain quality, high specific weight (78.6kg/hl) combined with Hagberg of 295
NEGATIVES
- Below average Septoria resistance score (5.9)
- Slightly later maturing (+2)
