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Howtonavigatetheminefieldthatisvarietyselection?
PeterRileyAgronomist- FarmacyNorfolk
Whatarethecriticalfactors?
• Themarket
However,withtheAHDBPlantingandVarietySurveyrevealingamuchlargerproportionofnabim Group1&2varietiesplantedthisyear,thiscouldgivemillersalargerpoolofwheattogainqualitysamplesfrom.
Theimportanceoftraits
Year UKYieldLGSundance 2017 104KWSSiskin 2016 103KWSSantiago 2011 103
Theimportanceoftraits
Year UKYield
AHDBSTriticiRating
LGSundance
2017 104 7.3
KWSSiskin 2016 103 6.8KWSSantiago
2011 103 4.3
Theimportanceoftraits
Year UKYield
AHDBSTriticiRating
YieldLossTreatedvUntreated%lost
LGSundance 2017 104 7.3 14%KWSSiskin 2016 103 6.8 15%KWSSantiago 2011 103 4.3 34%
Theimportanceoftraits
AHDBrecommendedlistProtocol£/ha
FarmacyNorfolkplannedprotocol£/ha
LGSundance £222 £105KWSSiskin £222 £110KWSSantiago £222 £135
Breedersinformation
KWSSiskin- Resellerscomments
• “Vigorousvariety”• “Notsuitedtoearlydrillingslot”• “WillbenefitfromarobustPGRprogramme”• “Bestperformanceinthefirstwheatslot”• “Full-specificationmillingproteinmaybedifficulttoachieve”
OilseedRapeHybridTraits
• Highlydevelopedrootsystems• Podshatterresistance• Strongerdamagerecovery• VigorousestablishmentandRapidAutumnGrowth• EarlyandFastregrowth
CerealHybridTraits
• Consistentyieldinmarginalsituations• SuppressesBlackgrass• Vigorousspringgrowthlargerootmass• Resistancetostress
Summary
• AHDBRecommendedListalwaysagoodplacetostart• Considerthetraitsthatareimportanttoyoursituation• Alwaysconsidercontributionnotcost• BreedersandResellersinformationimportant• Headlineyieldisnotalwaysvitaltomaximumprofit• Takeprofessionaladvice
Thankyou
PeterRileyFarmacyNorfolk
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