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Download PDF AHDB has expanded its Recommended List with almost 30 varieties added for 2020 and OSR markets looking set to see the biggest change. CPM takes an in-depth look at who’s come and who’s gone. New options for all regions present growers with a step forward in yields, combined with improved disease resistance. By Charlotte Cunningham The 2020/21 Recommended List is overall slightly bigger in size, with a notable 27 varieties added to this year’s list, filling the spots of 21 predecessors who have been removed. With 13 new entrants, it’s fair to say that OSR has experienced the biggest shake up. So what’s new and what’s been dropped? Oilseed rape OSR has been in the headlines lately and all for the wrong reasons. However, the crop looks to attract a little more positivity with a baker’s dozen new varieties making their way onto this year’s Recommended List, broadening the options for growers. Despite a tough time for the crop at present, the new options for all regions present growers with a step forward in yields, combined with improved disease resistance, comments AHDB’s Dr Paul Gosling. Of the 13 new entrants, eight slot into the general…
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