Expert

Expert Guide

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.

Breeder's Reference: MH HW 147.

Breeder: Momont, France.

Agent: Nickerson.

Official Trial Status 2008/9: Recommended for UK East and West regions

PEDIGREE
Capricorn x Capitol

TREATED YIELD (% Treated Controls)
EXPERT102
Winner97
Castille104

GROSS OUTPUT (% Treated Controls)
 UK Gross Output

East & West Gross Output

EXPERT102102
Winner9798
Castille103104

Expert has shown a high yield potential in UK fungicide treated trials, similar to Castille. Expert also has a high Gross Output potential, superior to Winner in the South.
AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 EXPERTWinner Castille
Resistance to Lodging 878
Stem Stiffness 867
Shortness of Stem 678
Earliness of Flowering  588
Earliness of Maturity 466

DISEASE RESISTANCE & SEED QUALITY:
Disease Resistance:EXPERTWinnerCastille

Light Leaf Spot

665

Stem Canker

646
Seed Quality:   

Oil Content @ 9% Moisture

43.243.242.8

Glucosinolate Content (mm/g)

13.111.815.0

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.

Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com

On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

Nickerson-Advanta Ltd Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT    Tel: 01472 371471