1. Newly Recommended wheat and oilseed rape varieties Richard Fenwick

2. New Recommendations 27 new Cereal and Oilseed rape varieties –8 winter wheat –8 oilseed rape –3 winter barley –4 spring barley –2 spring wheat –2 spring oats Which ones are worth considering?

3. Winter wheat

4. Winter wheat New Recommended Varieties Group 1 - None (but one new spring wheat) Breeder Group 2 –KWS PodiumKWS Group 3 – CocoonMasstock KWS TargetKWS TuxedoRAGT Group 4 – Gravitas (Soft)Limagrain Denman (Soft)Syngenta KWS Santiago (Hard)KWS Stigg (Hard)Limagrain

5. Podium GallantSolsticePanoramaPodium (OWBM res) Cordiale Yield (T)100971029998 Lodging78888 Ripening-20+20-3 Mildew54766 Y Rust54966 B rust44473 S. trit55655 Eyespot65555 Protein12.0 11.612.2 HFN295256248273301 Sp Wt77.677.977.678.779.3 2 nd wheat1009810299100

6. Podium - end user views nabim “Over three years of testing this variety has performed better than Einstein and meets the intake criteria. However flour extraction rates may sometimes be lower than expected” Export ukp – bread wheat

7. Podium - verdict A useful set of all-round characteristics and OWBM resistance is very useful but we need to know what the millers really think of it – is it as good as Cordiale? - Wait and see

8. Cocoon, Target and Tuxedo InvictaCocoonTargetTuxedoScout Yield (T)103 102 99 Lodging75878 Mildew67666 Y Rust88899 B rust88679 S. trit66676 Eyespot57768 OWBM--R-R Protein10.911.111.211.111.6 HFN235217207262224 Sp Wt75.376.176.474.778.4 2 nd wheat101102101102100

9. Cocoon- end user views nabim “In three years of trials it has shown variability across the years for both grain hardness and rheological analysis and is unlikely to be a preferred Group 3 variety for all millers” Export uks – soft wheat Distillers Rated ‘poor’

10. Target - end user views nabim “Over the three years of testing it appears to produce consistent results and is similar in biscuit performance to Robigus” Export uks – soft wheat Distillers Rated ‘poor’

11. Tuxedo - end user views nabim “Over three years of testing there was evidence of variability between the years for dough extensibility. It is unlikely to be a preferred Group 3 variety for all millers” Export uks – soft wheat Distillers Rated ‘medium’

12. Cocoon, Target and Tuxedo - verdict Cocoon – useful yield and disease resistance but too weak and little interest from end-users. - No Target – stiff straw, good disease resistance plus OWBM resistance. Acceptable for biscuit but not for distilling. - Probably Tuxedo - good disease resistance but lacks OWBM resistance and has poor specific weight. Unlikely to be universally sought for biscuits but perhaps for distilling. - Possibly but check the market

13. Santiago, Gravitas, Denman and Stigg OakleySantiagoGravitasDenmanStigg Yield (T)106108104 102 Lodging76557 Mildew65667 Y Rust26779 B rust64959 S. trit55768 Eyespot44667 OWBMRRRR- Protein10.5 (H)11.0 (H)10.5 (S)10.8 (S)11.4 (H) HFN155138211203298 Sp Wt75.174.576.575.473.9 2 nd wheat105106103 102

14. Santiago, Gravitas, Denman and Stigg - verdicts Santiago – very high yield with weakish straw, poor disease and poor grain quality (= high input/high output) - Yes Gravitas – reasonable yield, good disease resistance but too weak - No Denman - reasonable yield but too weak. Good for distilling - Probably not Stigg – excellent disease resistance but yield too low and poor specific weight - No

15. Spring wheat

16. Mulika spring wheat MulikaParagonRed wheatSolstice Autumn yield10195-100 Spring yield1049547- Length (cm)8491109- OWBMR--- Mildew7724 Y. rust9914 B. rust9864 S. tritici7655 HFN299290306260 Sp. Wt.77.076.878.476.2 Protein13.013.618.1(13.0)

17. Varieties for the future

18. Winter oil rape

19. Winter oil rape New Recommended Varieties for East & West region Conventional Sesame Cash Hybrid Compass Rhino Palace Semi-dwarf hybrid DK Sequoia PR45DO5 Clubroot resistant hybrid Cracker

20. Sesame and Cash Sesame (Conv) PR46W21 (Hybrid) Cabernet (Conv) Excalibur (Hybrid) Cash (Conv) Castille (Conv) RegionE&W UKE&W Gross output 11010910710210197 Shortness667768 Lodging888788 Flowering675878 Maturity454666 Oil content44.646.645.544.945.743.6 Light leaf spot 656655 Stem canker 546586

21. Compass, Rhino and Palace PR46W21 (Hybrid) Cabernet (Conv) Compass (Hybrid) Rhino (Hybrid) Palace (Hybrid) Excalibur (Hybrid) RegionE&W UKE&W UK Gross output 109107106 104102 Shortness676767 Lodging888877 Flowering756888 Maturity545656 Oil content46.645.546.645.745.644.9 Light leaf spot 566676 Stem canker 464555

22. DK Sequoia, PR45DO5 and Cracker Sesame (Conv) PR46W21 (Hybrid) Sequoia (Hybrid) PR45DO5 (Hybrid) Castille (Conv) Cracker (Hybrid) RegionE&W UKE&W Gross output 1101091019997 Shortness669986 Lodging889988 Flowering674687 Maturity455565 Oil content44.646.644.644.443.644.7 Light leaf spot 656659 Stem canker 545564

23. New variety verdicts SesameYes CashOnly if Phoma problem CompassProbably not RhinoYes Palace Probably not DK SequoiaPossibly PR45DO5Possibly CrackerYes if Clubroot a problem

24. Winter oil rape 12 new candidates in 2011

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