Crusoe
Breeder:Type:Pedigree: |
Limagrain UKGROUP 1 (Bread & Feed)Cordiale x Gulliver |
✚ Remains a popular variety with the milling industry
✚ Excellent milling quality and ability to accumulate protein
Variety Positioning
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Crusoe has made a comeback given the yellow rust concerns of Skyfall and KWS Zyatt.
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It retains strong support from the millers for its excellent baking quality and from growers for its ability to lay down protein (13.4%).
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Best drilled from the third week of September through to the end of October, but no later.
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Average competitiveness against grassweeds.
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Short and relatively stiff straw (7.4) (7.0) with medium maturity +1 (0).
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A good set of disease scores with mildew (7), yellow rust (8.4) (7.6) and Septoria tritici (6.3) (6.2) but be careful with brown rust (2.7) (2.3).
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Not resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.
NOTE:
Numbers in bold – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in standard text – AHDB Recommended List data
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