swede

A crop that can be feed to all stocks. More suited to cool and moist areas of the U.K.

Sowing Information	Yield & Feed Quality

April-June	Approx' dry matter yield: 3.5 tons/acre
Direct Drill1- 1 kg/acre-natural seed-	Fresh yield: 30-32 tons/acre
Broadcast 2kg/acre -natural seed-	Dry matter:9-13%
Precision drilling -for seed rate, contact the office	Crude Protein: 10-11%
	D.value: 82
	ME: 12.8-13.1 Mj/kg DM

Variety	Description
Major Plus	Suitable for early season use with a good resistance to mildew
Merrick	A quick maturing white fleshed swede varies produces bulkypalatable crops
Marian	A combination of high yields and good club root resistance makes it a very popular choice
Airlie	A bulky early type
Brora	An outstanding new variety bred for the shopping market, it has a dark purple skin
Virtue	A yellow fleshed purple top of above average yield with some culinary potential
Ruta Otofte	The most popular variety, a hardy all rounder capable of big yields
Kenmore	The highest yielding swede in S.C.R.I. trials, a white fleshed swede with intermediate skin colour
Ruby	A purple top with a very high fresh and dry matter yield good mildew resistance
Invitation	The best club root resistant variety available (wider spectrum than Marian)
Magres	A popular variety for the shopping market, it has good resistance to splitting