United Kingdom
May 31, 2023
RAGT has relaunched its oilseed rape breeding programme and the first varieties stemming from this very positive change are now nearing the market.
Two of these newcomers will be on display at the Cereals event.
RGT Kanzzas, an RL candidate for the East/West region, is a high biomass variety with early spring vigour and medium early maturity. It is short, stiff and early to mature.
“This is a great package,” says Lee. “It has amazing light leaf spot resistance, the best of all varieties in official National List trials.
“It has solid Phoma resistance and is a real grower, with good establishment and spring vigour.”
HRF19240 is marketed as RGT Blackmoon in Europe, where it has excelled.
“Across Europe last year it didn’t matter where it was grown, if it wasn’t top it was right up there,” says Lee. “It is very adaptable to a wide set of circumstances.”
Not surprisingly, it has performed very well NL2 trials in the UK. “It is full of yield and is resistant to turnip yellows virus. It also has pod shatter resistance,” Lee adds.
Limited amounts of seed will be available for both varieties this autumn.
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