Double Protection Varieties
FIORENZA KWS
The new Beet Generation
- The first beet cyst nematode (BCN) tolerant variety in the UK
- Specially bred for use in BCN infested conditions
- Rhizomania resistant
- The highest sugar content - 18.76%
- Strongest combination of resistance to powdery mildew and rust
Fiorenza KWS is the UK's first specially recommended variety for use in BCN (Hereroda schachtii) infested soils. Now growers have a variety that can produce commercially competitive yields under BCN infestation where conventional varieties cannot cope.
Fiorenza KWS is the first of a new range of beet varieties providing double protection against both BCN and Rhizomania.
| Relative data |
Mean of (c) varieties |
FIORENZA KWS |
|
| Adjusted tonnes % |
100.0 |
91.3 |
|
| Sugar yield % |
100.0 |
90.8 |
|
| Root yield % |
100.0 |
87.1 |
|
| Sugar content % |
18.0 |
18.76 |
|
| Establishment % |
94 |
92 |
|
| Early sown bolters |
158 |
278* |
|
|
Resistance
1 = low 9 = high |
Rust |
6 |
7 |
| Powdery mildew |
4 |
9 |
|
* Results from early sown bolting trials in the 1st week of March 2008, in unusually cold conditions, indicate that Fiorenza KWS is best sown from mid season onwards.
