Vegas

✚Top-level high gross output hybrid

✚Excellent disease profile especially against Verticillium 

Variety Positioning

• Excellent performance in both the AHDB UK recommended list system (103%) and in Agrii trials (107%), and out-performs many other varieties in spite of not having the TuYV resistance trait that is now widely deployed by other breeders.

• This can probably be attributed to its excellent disease profile and late-season stem health.

• It also has a high oil content (45.4%) (46.7%).  Suitable for all soils and regions of the UK.

• Vegas has a fast speed of development in the autumn (8.1) and vigorous early growth in the spring (8.1).

• Vegas produces a relatively compact canopy (148cm), very stiff (8) (8) and has medium maturity (5) (7).

• Disease resistance includes a robust light leaf spot rating (7) (6) and RLMS stem canker resistance (7).

• Vegas has good tolerance to Verticillium stem stripe (7) with noticeably much greener stems compared with many other varieties late in the season and this is where the extra yield comes from and is less prone to pod shatter as a result.

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