CPB TWYFORD has six new varieties on the 2002 recommended lists and now has the highest yielding recommended winter-sown wheat, barley and oats in its portfolio.
Elan and Mendel were the only new winter hybrid rapes to make the list. Elan is high yielding and highly marketable. It has the highest oil content and one of the lowest glucosinolates. Mendel is the first rape with club root resistance.
Pict, a six-row barley, has a table-topping yield and a specific weight which is on a par with most fully recommended two-rows. The two-row feed Scylla is suited to all areas, especially where lodging and disease are a problem.
Ayr was the only new winter oat on the UK recommended list. It has high yields and low screening losses combined with very early maturity
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