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Makro

AHDB Spring Oilseed Rape Descriptive List Trials 2018Status:

MAKRO is the first hybrid spring oilseed rape variety from DSV UK (bred by NPZ). It joined the Spring Oilseed RapeAHDB Descriptive List in November 2012 and is one of the leading varieties grown in the UK.

Makro

• High gross output (101%) which is made up of the a high seed yield (101%) and has a high oil content

• has performed very consistently in trials

• has the vigorous growth habit which is associated with autumn grown hybrids.

Gross Output Seed Yield Oil Content

MAKRO (RH) 101 101 45.3

Sunder (RH) 100 99 45.8

Mirakel (C) 99 99 44.5

MAKRO has a very high oil content improving growers' chances of achieving an oil premium.

Agronomic Factors

Shortness Of Stem Standing Ability Flowering

MAKRO (RH) 6 8 3

Sunder (RH) 7 7 5

Mirakel (C) 7 7 7

 MAKRO is medium flowering and late maturing allowing farmers to spread their harvest load. MAKRO is a relatively tallvariety and although it has very good stem characteristics it may benefit from the use of a PGR. Why choose a hybrid for the spring? Hybrids offer consistency of performance and reliability over conventional varieties. Hybrid vigour allows plants toestablish quickly and be more resilient especially in difficult growing seasons. This vigour allows increased flexibility withsowing date.Hybrids also have the ability to utilise nutrients more efficiently. Trials have proven that they generally outperformconventional varieties, in respect to yield and their genetic stability provides high oil content.  

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Pack SizeMAKRO will be supplied in packs of 2.1 million seeds. This will be sufficient to sow 3ha. As with autumn sown hybrids, alower seed rate is required for MAKRO. It should ideally be planted at 70 seeds per m². Seed should be sown when soils have warmed up, in the first three weeks of April. This will give the seeds the bestopportunity to germinate and grow. If drilling commences outside this sowing window then higher seed rates should beapplied.