LG Auckland

✚Similar to Ambassador with high yields and virus resistance

✚Excellent disease profile with improved Verticillium tolerance

Variety Positioning

• Introduced in 2021 as the successor to Ambassador it has delivered very high yields (106% treated, 98% untreated) and high oils (46.8%), it is Agrii’s second biggest selling variety.  

• It is a step up from Ambassador with slightly faster spring regrowth (7) and improved Verticillium stem stripe tolerance.

• In many other ways it is very similar to Ambassador with vigorous autumn growth (7.9) and early maturity (5) (8).

• Suitable for all soils and regions of the UK for drilling from mid-August through to mid-September.

• It has an average height (156 cm) and average stem stiffness (7) (5), so a robust PGR programme is advised.

• Avoid very fertile sites or very early drilling.  

• It has good light leaf spot (7) (6) and average phoma resistance (5) (8).

• There is good evidence from Agrii trials of improved late-season stem health compared with Ambassador and other varieties.  

• It also carries the trait for pod shatter resistance.

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