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HGCA Recommended List tables
Click on the links below to open the RL tables. The Excel file shows treated gross output, resistance to lodging and disease resistance figures to one decimal place on page two. The Adobe pdf file does not show the additional decimal places and is more suitable for printing. Click here for notes on which link to use.
North region
East and West Region
Variety Comments
You can view notes on each variety by clicking its name:
East & West region:
| Conventional open-pollinated varieties | Fully restored hybrids |
| Vision | PR46W21 |
| Castille | Dimension |
| Lioness | Flash |
| Expert | Hammer |
| Es Astrid | Excalibur |
| NKBravour | Excel |
| Toccata | |
| PR45D03 | |
| DK Secure | |
| Mendel |
North region:
| Conventional open-pollinated varieties | Fully restored hybrids |
| Catana | Flash |
| Temple | Cuillin |
| NKVictory | Emerson |
| Canti CS | Hornet |
| Lioness | Excalibur |
| NK Grace | Toccata |
| NKBravour | DK Secure |
| Es Betty | |
| Mendel |
HGCA Recommended List candidate varieties
The tables below list varieties in RL trials in 2009 that are to be considered for recommendation in the autumn.
East & West region
North region
Varieties grown in trials in 2008 but not added to the HGCA Recommended Lists
Eleven varieties were grown in HGCA winter oilseed rape trials in the East and West region in 2008 but were not included in the Recommended List.
Twelve varieties were grown in HGCA winter oilseed rape trials in the North region in 2008 but were not included in the Recommended List.
Full details of the non-recommended varieties are given in the links below.
High erucic acid variety
Palmedor is a high erucic acid variety which was tested in RL trials during 2007. Data on the variety can be found here:
Archive Recommended Lists
See precision farming in practice
HGCA is holding a series of farm visits throughout the summer months to demonstrate how precision farming techniques are being used in practice. The visits are part of the year-long 'Be PRECISE' initiative providing information to growers about the benefits of precision farming.
5 Sep 2008 to 31 Jul 2009
Visit www.hgca.com/events for further details
7 Jul 2009
SCRI, Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5LJ
HGCA 'Be PRECISE' Farm Visit - Inverness
7 Jul 2009
Midcoul Farm, Dalcross,; Inverness, Invernessshire. IV2 7JJ.