HGCA Recommended List 2012/13
The latest additions to the HGCA Recommended List for winter oilseed rape bring more choice, rather than raising the bar, as Louise Impey finds out
The newly recommended barley varieties show yield improvements, but the success of most of them will depend on the results of brewing and distilling tests, as Louise Impey discovers
Rust resistance ratings on the new HGCA Recommended List are liable to change once varietal testing of new races is completed.
A new Group 1 milling wheat heads the 18 new additions to the 2012 HGCA Recommended List.
Improvements in agronomic characteristics, rather than higher gross output, are behind most of the six winter oilseed rape variety additions to the new HGCA Recommended List for 2012/13.
New wheat additions offer greater septoria resistance while Group 1 sees first new variety in three years, Louise Impey reports.
Six new barleys joined the lists, including a conventional that closely matches performance of the hybrids. Louise Impey reports
HGCA Recommended List 2011/12
Fifteen new varieties of winter wheat, winter and spring barley, oilseed rape and oats have been added to the HGCA Recommended List for 2011/12.
Hard Group 4 variety Santiago is the highest yielding variety on the Recommended List at 108% of controls, pushing Oakley into second position.
Three new Group 3 wheat varieties have been added to the Recommended List this year, offering slight improvements in disease resistance over leader Invicta.
RECOMMENDED LIST ANALYSIS & REACTION
A total of 27 new varieties were added to the HGCA 2011/12 Recommended List last week, but very few have been welcomed with enthusiasm.
Year to year consistency is what growers should look for in an oilseed rape variety.
Three new winter barleys make an appearance on the HGCA Recommended List this year, each aimed at a different market segment but all with established choices to beat.