Expert Winter Oilseed Rape

Expert is a conventional in-bred variety that has shown a high yield potential in official trials which, combined with its good oil content, has produced an excellent gross output.  Expert is on the HGCA Recommended List for the Southern region of the UK.


Parentage: Capricorn x Capitol
Breeder’s reference: MH HW 147
Breeder: Momont, France
Agent: Nickerson

Official trial status 2007/8: Recommended for UK South


TREATED YIELD
EXPERT 102
Winner 101
Castille 103

GROSS OUTPUT
UK Gross Output South Gross Output
EXPERT 102 102
Winner 101 101
Castille 103 103

Expert has shown a high yield potential in UK fungicide treated trials, similar to Winner and Castille.
Expert also has a high Gross Output potential, superior to Winner in the South.
ARONOMIC CHARACTERS
EXPERT Winner Castille
Resistance to lodging (9=good) 8 7 8
Stem stiffness (9=good) 8 6 7
Shortness of stem ( 9 = good) 6 7 8
Earliness of flowering (9=early) 5 8 8
Earliness of maturity (9=early) 4 6 6

DISEASE RESISTANCE & SEED QUALITY:

Disease:

 EXPERT Winner Castille
Light leaf spot 6 6 5
Stem canker 6 4 6

Seed quality:

Oil content @ 9% moisture

43.1 43.5 43.0
Glucosinolate content (mm/g) 11.7 10.8 13.4

Expert is a short stemmed variety with stiff straw and excellent lodging resistance.
Expert is medium-late to flower and mature.
Expert has good resistance to light leaf spot and stem canker.

All data is a partial extraction from the HGCA Recommended List.  The full database can be consulted at: www.hgca.com

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