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Download PDF Sparking interest in the AHDB Oilseed Rape Candidate List is the latest high yielding, hybrid offering from DSV. CPM reviews Voltage. With every hybrid we create, we try to breed in traits that will help facilitate profitable, productive OSR growing. By Charlotte Cunningham Just like a new artists stage at Glastonbury may be the ideal place to spot the next big thing, AHDB’s Candidate List has long been the go-to for those looking for the next emerging leaders of the crop world. And appearing to draw interest from the crowds at the moment is Voltage – the latest high-yielding, robust hybrid variety from DSV. “With every hybrid we create, we try to breed in traits that will help facilitate profitable, productive OSR growing,” explains Simon Kroeger, OSR product placement manager at DSV in Germany. “The UK is a unique market for us as breeders as there are a lot of challenges faced by growers that we have to address through our breeding programme.” LLS is a major disease threat in the UK so this was a must-have trait in Voltage, says Simon Kroeger. As well as DSV’s usual general breeding targets, including high yields and good oil content…
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