Varietal purity and vigour.Because seed producers should be sowing C1 seed... I hope so anyway
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Varietal purity and vigour.Because seed producers should be sowing C1 seed... I hope so anyway
Because seed producers should be sowing C1 seed... I hope so anyway
Varietal purity and vigour.What's better about seed grown from c1 then ? Will it yield better than my 4th gen home saved ? Is there any proof of that ?
As a seed grower in previous years I've never seen c1 do any better than the rest of my crops
The future IMO is mixed varieties so purity of genetics doesn't bother me at all
The future IMO is mixed varieties so purity of genetics doesn't bother me at all
Varietal purity and vigour.
Do the millers agree that mixed varieties are the way forward? Do they not normally want a consistent product and like particular varieties as they have different grist characteristics.
Didn't seem to mind me mixing gallant and soltice last year
Certainly doesn't matter for feed with some evidence of increased yield from mixed varieties
You mean mixed in the field?
@Clive very much appreciate this thread.
Whilst perhaps not having as clear vision as yourself we have been practicing much the same path but on a much smaller scale
C1 seed seems pointless unless you want the new variety - Hybrid OSR also seems doubly pointless as you can't even use saved seed & no yield benefit.
BTW what machine are you using to clean seed ?
Does anyone know of the result of the trial of new strains of wheat created by breeding from the original grass strain todays wheat originated from (spelt ?) News articles put forward yield increases of +20% some months back.
Have on occasion toyed with the idea of plant breeding & the ability to speed through more than one generation per year via green houses.
Interested in DD from the aspect of reduced weed pressure, however plough will have to do until £s & regimes fit. Will keep a close eye on what's happening - thanks again for posting the information you are putting forward we are taking note & weighing options
Only benefit I can see from hybrid wheat that you can't get from HSS/Conventional is the semi-dwarf varieties.
This? I think I remember seeing it at Cereals.
http://www.cropco.co.uk/cropco-services/hybrid-wheat/
http://www.saaten-union.co.uk/index.cfm/nav/762.html
@Clive very much appreciate this thread.
Whilst perhaps not having as clear vision as yourself we have been practicing much the same path but on a much smaller scale
C1 seed seems pointless unless you want the new variety - Hybrid OSR also seems doubly pointless as you can't even use saved seed & no yield benefit.
BTW what machine are you using to clean seed ?
Does anyone know of the result of the trial of new strains of wheat created by breeding from the original grass strain todays wheat originated from (spelt ?) News articles put forward yield increases of +20% some months back.
Have on occasion toyed with the idea of plant breeding & the ability to speed through more than one generation per year via green houses.
Interested in DD from the aspect of reduced weed pressure, however plough will have to do until £s & regimes fit. Will keep a close eye on what's happening - thanks again for posting the information you are putting forward we are taking note & weighing options
I used a mobile dressing company to clean and dress my seed, this year I'm set up with own cleaner so hope to DIY
Are you dressing the seed ?
Yes. Not got kit to do so yet though ! That's next weeks project !
Can you buy the treatments?
Can you buy the treatments?
Looking at the price of seed at £400 to £450 depending on variety, single purpose dressed.Is it then worth the extra cost of Latitude at £190 or Jockey at £140/ton.
This would give a cost approaching £45-£50/acre just for seed at a traditional 1.5 cwt/acre.
Would a second cereal[wheat] following spring barley that had to go in after potatoes really need a take all treatment. And what about 2nd wheat after maize if drilled mid october?
I just feel costs all round are getting ridiculous with a falling wheat price as well.
Any thoughts?