Syngenta will bring a host of new products to Cereals on the 11th and 12th of June, including two new hybrid winter barleys and three new winter wheats.
2024 marks the 21st anniversary of the company’s first hybrid barley for the UK market, explained Mark Shaw, hybrid barley portfolio manager.
“Modern Hyvido hybrids continue the heritage that started with our first hybrid – including high and stable yields and strong grass weed suppression. However, experience gained during those 21 years is allowing us to take the latest Hyvido hybrids to the next level.
“Last year we launched SY Buzzard, our first Hyvido hybrid with barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) tolerance. Now, our first new introduction unveiled on this year’s Cereals stand will be SY Kestrel – our first Hyvido hybrid with BYDV resistance.
“Meanwhile, a second new Hyvido hybrid on the stand, SY Quantock, combines high yield with high specific weight. Both SY Kestrel and SY Quantock are currently on the AHDB winter barley Candidate List. Both show good Rhynchosporium resistance and early maturity.”
Also on the stand will be the varieties SY Nephin, which was launched last year, and the popular SY Kingsbarn.
Winter wheat varieties
Winter wheat plots will include the new potential UKFM group 1 breadmaking variety SY Cheer, which is included on the Recommended List this year.
“SY Cheer will be undergoing further milling quality tests from harvest 2024,” said Kathryn Hamlen, seeds portfolio marketing manager.
“We have already seen that it has high quality potential, in terms of specific weight, protein and Hagberg, while its combination of yield and disease resistance, including balanced resistance to both yellow and brown rust, makes SY Cheer agronomically very attractive. It has also delivered consistent yield performance across different seasons.
“Also on the stand are the new high yielding, potential hard feed winter wheat varieties, SY Monza and Roma. Currently on the AHDB winter wheat Candidate List, these follow in the footsteps of the popular hard feed wheats, SY Insitor, Gleam and Graham, which will also be on the stand.”
Visitors will also have the chance to discuss the SDHI foliar fungicide Miravis Plus + Era with experts on the stand.
For more information go to www.syngenta.co.uk. Tickets for Cereals are available at www.cerealsevent.co.uk. FC readers who have yet to grab a ticket can use the discount code FCLSFCE24WV to knock 50% off at checkout.