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Berwick-upon-Tweed
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07:07

The above video was recorded on August 1, 2024 and the information below was updated on June 12, 2024.

BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
PEDIGREE: (Cassius x NAWW 29) x KWS Santiago
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2019)

MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Distilling (Medium), Feed

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2023 %: England & Wales: 2.9. Scotland: 31.8.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2024 %: England & Wales: 3.2. Scotland: 20.4.

AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (UK): 102
AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 101
AHDB RL 2024 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 83

POSITIVES

  • Market leading variety in Scotland
  • Good reliable all-rounder which performs particularly well as a second wheat 
  • Good resistance to mildew
  • Relatively early to mature compared to most other varieties in the market 

NEGATIVES

  • Not suitable for early drilling
  • Resistance to Septoria tritici continues to decline year-on-year and is now poor
  • Poor brown rust & eyespot resistance
  • Tall, relatively weak strawed but responds well to PGR

 

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