BELINDA

  • Highest yielding variety on the HGCA 2010 Descriptive List
  • Very high seed yield coupled with good oil content
  • Greater sowing date flexibility thanks to early hybrid vigour
  • Early maturity leading to improved harvest timing

 

Breeder: RAPS GbR

Marketing Partner: Masstock Arable Ltd




 


 

Yield

 Untreated Yield (% Control)

BELINDA

HEROS

ABILITY

 UK Gross Output (2.6t/ha)

[102]

100

100

  UK Seed Yield (2.4t/ha)

102

98

99

 HGCA Recommended List Data 2011

  • Belinda is capable of producing excellent seed yields and is now one of the highest yielding spring varieties available.

 

Seed Quality

 

BELINDA

HEROS

ABILITY

 % Oil Content

43.2

44.0

43.9

 Glucosinolate Content (µmoles/g)

[14.2]

12.2

[11.2]

 HGCA Recommended List Data 2011

  • Good oil content, coupled with excellent seed yield means that, in terms of gross output, Belinda is currently one of the top yielding spring varieties.

 

Agronomic Factors

 

BELINDA

 HEROS

 ABILITY

 Standing Ability (9=Good)

7

 [8]

 [8]

 Shortness Of Stem (9=Short)

7

 5

 6

 Earliness Of Flowering (9=Early)

8

 6

 7

 Earliness Of Maturity (9=Early)

[5]

 6

 6

HGCA Recommended List Data 2011 (Ratings in Italics are generated from Saaten-Union trial data)

  • Despite its current rating of 5 for maturity, several seasons of breeder's trials on a broad range of sites and backed up by commercial experience, have shown that Belinda matures significantly earlier than most currently avaiable spring varieties.

 

Data Source

The data used above is a selection taken from the HGCA 2011 Descriptive List database.  A full version of this data is available from the HGCA at www.hgca.com . [ ] = Limited data available.

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.