VESPA
Highest Yielding Variety in the Market
Vespa is the highest yielding variety on the PGRO DL 2024, some 16% ahead of Tundra. It is the market leader.
Vespa has short straw with good standing ability and a larger seed size than Tundra.
With its large seed and pale hilum Vespa is well accepted for the export and feed markets and is proving exceptionally popular.
| Annual Yields | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 (5.55 t/ha) | 108 | |||
| 2020 (2.82 t/ha) | 113 | |||
| 2021 (5.29 t/ha) | 113 | |||
| 2022 (4.58 t/ha) | 110 | |||
| 2023 (3.69 t/ha) | 99 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Flower colour | C |
| Earliness of maturity (1-9) | 5 |
| Straw length (cm) | 113 |
| Standing ability at harvest (1-9) | 8 |
Source: PGRO DL 2024
1-9 High figure indicates a variety shows the character to a high degree.
| Disease Resistance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Downy Mildew (1-9) | 5 | |
| Rust (1-9) | 5 | |
| Chocolate spot (1-9) | 7 |
| Seed Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thousand seed weight (g) | 675 | |
| Protein content (%) | 25.4 |
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