TOWER
- The main variety we supplied in 2016
- It has yielded 7% ahead of cassia and had a mean yield of 4.9 tonne in department trials.
- A moderately early maturing British feed variety with high yield potential.
- Short straw with good resistance to lodging and moderate resistance to straw breakdown.
- Moderately resistant to mildew, Rhynchosporium, brown rust and net blotch.
- Large grain size with good grain quality.
CASSIA
- A moderately early maturing British feed variety with high yield potential.
- Short straw with good resistance to lodging and moderate resistance to straw breakdown.
- Moderately susceptible to mildew and susceptible to Rhynchosporium.
- Good resistance to brown rust and net blotch.
- Very good grain quality with a very good hectolitre weight.