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  CANYON

Variety Summary
  • Highest Yielding Variety on the 2012 Recommended List
  • Yellow hulled spring oat
  • Extremely high yield potential with qood grain quality
  • Excellent Mildew resistance
  • Early maturity allowing timely harvest
Additional Information

Parentage: 99/126 X LOCH 1177

Breeder: Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH

Marketing Agent: Frontier Agriculture Ltd

Distribution: Available from all leading spring oat seed merchants




 


 

YIELD

 Yield (% Treated Control)

 CANYON

 ASCOT

UK Treated (7.6t/ha)

105

 103

UK Untreated

94

86

 HGCA Recommended List 2012 Data

  • Highest yielding variety on the 2012 HGCA Recommended List
  • Excellent disease resistance ensures Canyon continues to produce very high yields in untreated trials

 

 

QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS

 

 CANYON

 ASCOT

Kernal Content (%)

75.8

76.9

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

 53.7

 51.9

 HGCA Recommended List 2012 Data

  • Combines good kernel content with very good specific weight
  • Canyon is yellow hulled

 

 

AGRONOMIC FEATURES

 

CANYON

ASCOT

Resistance To Lodging (1-9, 9=resistant)

8

7

Straw Length (cm)

112

110

Ripening (days +/- Firth, -ve = Earlier)

-3

1

 HGCA Recommended List 2012 Data

  • Canyon is a relatively tall variety but produces stiff straw with good standing power even in the absence of PGR
  • On average, matures 3 days earlier than Firth allowing timely harvest; a significant advantage where any harvesting delay can be critical.

 

 

DISEASE RESISTANCE

 

CANYON

ASCOT

Mildew

8

7

Crown Rust

-

5

 HGCA Recommended List 2012 Data

  • Canyon possesses extremely high levels of resistance to Mildew, the key foliar disease of spring oats.

 

 

Further Advice

More detailed agronomy advice on this variety is available by downloading the PDF file below or by contacting Saaten-Union (UK) Ltd.  The appropriate marketing agent listed above will also be able to provide further guidance.

Data Source

The data used above is a selection taken from the HGCA 2012 Recommended List database. A full version of this data is available from the HGCA at www.hgca.com. ( ) = Limited data.

Disclaimer

The information given in this document is for general guidance only. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure it is accurate, it is out of necessity, of a general nature and variation in growing environment or climate can render it inaccurate. Saaten-Union (UK) Limited cannot accept any liability arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this information.



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