Crusoe

✚ High gross output clubroot variety similar to Crusoe

✚ Stiff canopy and good light leaf spot resistance 

Variety Positioning

• Cromputer was a new addition to the AHDB Recommended List last year with very similar yields and agronomic profile the now market leader, Crusoe.

• They are both significantly higher gross output compared with Crome and Cromputer has the benefit of slightly higher oil content.

• The yield potential is higher due to its improved vigour, disease profile and TuVY resistance.

• It has performed well in Agrii trials (100% treated, 84% untreated) and delivers a high oil content (45.9%).

• It has a reasonably fast speed of development in both the autumn (8) and the spring (6) similar to that of Crusoe.

• Relatively short canopy (155 cm) that is stiff (RL 8; Agrii 6).  

• It shows and medium maturity (5).

• Good light leaf spot resistance (RL 6; Agrii 4), and much improved phoma/stem canker resistance (RL 5; Agrii 7) and moderately resistant to Verticillium stem stripe.

• It does not carry the pod shatter resistance trait.

Numbers in bold – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in standard text – AHDB Recommended List