NORTON
Very high yielding and early variety
Norton is a high yielding early maturing variety.
With shorter straw, superb standing ability and early maturity
Norton is ideally suited to higher fertility, wetter areas of the UK. Its large seed size and pale hilum should make it also a popular choice for export.
| Annual Yields | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 (5.55 t/ha) | 105 | |||
| 2020 (2.82 t/ha) | 104 | |||
| 2021 (5.29 t/ha) | 91 | |||
| 2022 (4.58 t/ha) | 100 | |||
| 2023 (3.69 t/ha) | 107 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Flower colour | C |
| Earliness of maturity (1-9) | 6 |
| Straw length (cm) | 109 |
| 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) | 6 | |
| Rust (1-9) | 5 | |
| Chocolate spot (1-9) | 5 |
| Seed Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thousand seed weight (g) | 666 | |
| Protein content (%) | 25.6 |
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