|
HIGH GROSS OUTPUT |
|
ATLANTIC |
Winner |
Escort |
|
103 |
103 |
94 | | Atlantic has an excellent gross output (yield adjusted for oil content) figure 9% above Escort.
|
VERY HIGH OIL CONTENT |
| |
ATLANTIC |
Winner |
Escort |
| % Oil content |
45.5 |
43.6 |
42.9 |
| Glucosinolate content (micromoles/gm) |
10.6 |
10.0 |
13.8 | | Atlantic has a high oil content ensuring high oil premiums.
|
AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS |
| Resistance to lodging |
Rated 8, similar to Winner |
| Stem stiffness |
Rated 6, similar to Winner |
| Shortness of stem |
Rated 7, similar to Escort |
| Earliness of flowering |
Rated 7, later than Winner |
| Earliness of maturity |
Medium, rated 5 | | Atlantic has a good all round package of agronomic features making it a safe variety to grow and harvest. It is later to flower than Winner making
it less susceptible to late spring frosts. |
| EXCELLENT DISEASE RESISTANCE |
| |
ATLANTIC |
Winner |
Escort |
| Light leaf spot |
7 |
6 |
7 |
| Stem canker |
7 |
5 |
5 | | Atlantic has excellent resistance to the two important rape diseases in particular stem canker which will make it particularly suitable for southern areas of the country and a candidate for reduced fungicide inputs.
|
WIDE ROW SPACING |
| Early trial work has indicated Atlantic will respond to being sown on wider row spacings like Escort, improving standing and disease control. | | |
