Blackstone

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)