In this issue..

New winter OSRs at a glance
Variety Scope and type Breeder/
contact
Points to note
Alizze UK hybrid RAGT E/W output 108; N output 111;
Lodging 8; LLS 7
Elgar E/W conventional Elsoms E/W output 111; LLS 7
Windozz E/W hybrid RAGT E/W output 109
Wembley E/W hybrid LSPB E/W output 109
Angus UK hybrid LSPB Phoma 8
Barbados N conventional KWS N output 110; phoma and LLS 7;
but earliness 4
Nikita N conventional Limagrain N output 110; LLS 7; but phoma 4
V324OL N hybrid Monsanto HOLL premium
Amalie Specific Limagrain TuYV resistance
Source: AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended List 2016/17 (provisional); N, E/W – Scope of
recommendation limited to North or East/West; see http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/varieties for full lists.
New winter wheats at a glance
Variety Scope Breeder/
contact
Points to note
RGT Group 1 RAGT Untreated yield 90; yellow rust 9;
Illustrious mildew and eyespot 7
KWS Barrel Group 3 KWS UK yield 105; N region yield [113];
lodging +PGR 8
KWS Basset Group 3 KWS Specific weight 77.5; lodging resistance 8;
yellow rust 9; but mildew 4
Spyder Group 3 Senova UK untreated yield 91; mildew 9;
yellow rust 8; septoria 6
KWS Group 4 hard KWS UK yield 106; yield on light soils [110];
Silverstone specific weight 78.6; but lodging -PGR [5]
KWS Siskin Group 4 hard KWS UK treated yield 105; untreated yield 96;
septoria 7; mildew and yellow rust 9;
ukp for export [Y]
Belgrade Group 4 hard Elsoms UK treated yield 105; maturity -1; but
specific weight 75.4
Graham Group 4 hard Syngenta Septoria and fusarium 7; lodging +PGR 8
KWS Crispin Group 4 hard KWS Mildew and yellow rust 9; OWBM
resistance
Source: AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended List 2016/17 (provisional); [ ] limited data
New barleys at a glance
Variety Type Breeder/
contact
Points to note
Craft Winter 2-row malt Syngenta UK yield 97; lodging 8
KWS Orwell Winter 2-row feed KWS UK yield 102; lodging 8; but mildew 3
Surge Winter 2-row feed Syngenta UK yield 102; untreated yield 89;
rhynchosporium 7; brown rust 8
Bazooka Winter 6-row Syngenta UK yield 107; untreated yield 90; specific
hybrid weight 68.4; lodging 8; rhynchosporium 8
Belfry Winter 6-row Syngenta UK yield 106; untreated yield 90; brown
hybrid rust, rhynchosporium, net blotch 7
Laureate Spring malt + Syngenta UK yield 107; N region yield 109; lodging 7;
brew T but specific weight 66.4
KWS Sassy Spring malt + KWS UK yield 105; N region yield 108; mildew 9
brew T
Origin Spring malt + Limagrain UK yield 104; lodging 7; mildew 8
brew T
Fairing Spring grain Syngenta Grain-distilling potential; specific weight
distilling T
68.3; ripening -2; rhynchosporium and
mildew 8
Ovation Spring feed Limagrain UK yield 107; ramularia [8];
rhynchosporium 7; mildew 8but specific
weight 66.5; brown rust 4
Source: AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended List 2016/17; T – under test for IBD approval;
[ ] limited data
New winter oats at a glance
Variety Scope Breeder/
contact
Points to note
Maestro Husked Senova UK yield 105; but lodging [5]
RGT Lineout Husked RAGT UK yield 102; kernel content [76.7%];
lodging [7]; crown rust 6
Source: AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended List 2016/17; [ ] limited data
Yields have come on, but it’s the disease
resistance ratings that have got Simon Oxley
excited.
for the E/W RL, and an accolade it
shares with RAGT’s hybrid Alizze, the
only newcomer recommended across the
UK, with a N region yield of 111.
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Something special
Of two LSPB newcomers on the E/W list,
Angus has a phoma score of 8. “Its yield
isn’t headlining, so needs something
special to get on the RL –– that phoma
score is something special.” In the North,
KWS’ Barbados comes in with a shade
less yield than Alizze, but has 7s for both
LLS and phoma. “But it’s relatively late
maturing –– that may be something growers
in Aberdeen will be less than keen on.”
Amalie from Limagrain finally makes it to
the RL on its specific recommendation as
a variety with resistance to turnip yellows
virus (TuYV). “Its yield is just below control,
but the trials aren’t tested without aphicide
and yield can drop by as much as 26%
from TuYV,” notes Simon Oxley.
DK Expower is among four Dekalb
varieties dropped from the OSR lists,
with 11 removed in total.
On the winter wheat RL, one surprise is
A variety can be judged with a new relative-risk
grid that charts where it scores on its untreated
yield against agronomic merit.
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10 crop production magazine december 2015