United Kingdom
November 30, 2006
Home-Grown Cereals Authority
(HGCA)
Twenty two varieties have been
added to the HGCA Recommended Lists for 2007/08, while twelve
have been removed.
The new varieties are:
|
Name |
Variety |
Winter wheat |
Battalion |
nabim
Group 2 |
|
Zebedee (East and
West) |
nabim
Group 3 |
|
Humber |
nabim
Group 4 |
|
Oakley |
nabim
Group 4 |
|
Timber (Specific) |
nabim
Group 4 |
|
|
|
Spring wheat |
Zircon (Specific) |
White-grained |
|
|
|
Winter barley |
Cassata |
Potential
brewing variety |
|
Accrue |
Two-row
feed |
|
Retriever |
Two-row
feed |
|
Suzuka |
Two-row
feed |
|
Bronx |
Hybrid
six-row feed |
|
Pelican |
Six-row
feed |
|
|
|
Spring barley |
Publican |
Potential
brewing and distilling variety |
|
Quench |
Potential
brewing variety |
|
|
|
Winter oats |
Brochan |
Husked |
|
Tardis |
Husked |
|
|
|
Spring oats |
Ascot |
Husked |
|
Atego |
Husked |
|
Leven |
Husked |
|
|
|
Winter oilseed
rape |
Excel (South) |
Restored
hybrid |
|
Hornet (North) |
Restored
hybrid |
|
Tuscan (North) |
Restored
hybrid |
|
|
|
Summaries of the new HGCA
Recommended Lists are available in the Varieties
Section .
The full HGCA Recommended Lists
booklet will be distributed early in the New Year. |