Oilseed Rape Varieties

DSV DOLPHIN joined the new AHDB Recommended List in January 2024 and marks another significant step forward in DSV’s wide portfolio. DSV DOLPHIN has the ability to produce high yields, performing particularly well in the East and West regions. Its reliability- being simple to grow with a high output is especially developed for the current economic and environmental climate. DSV DOLPHIN has strong tolerance to Verticillium Wilt as well as having some of the best tolerance to Sclerotinia DSV’s portfolio. It was one of the best varieties in DSV’s  trials in Sweden.

DART joined the new AHDB Recommended List in 2022. It is a very high yielding variety performing particularly well in the East and West regions. DART has consistently performed well in UK trials, with its parents having been particularly adapted to the UK climate and growing conditions.

•  High yielding
•  On the 2024/25 Recommended List for the East and West regions
• RLM7+ and multi-gene resistance to stem canker

DARLING is a set ahead of Duplo and has shown that it can deliver high Gross Output (E/W 100%) and high Oil Content (46.0%), keeping its spot on the AHDB Recommended List. DARLING has now been grown on UK farms for over 3 years and proven to be a firm favourite. It also has good agronomic features with an upright canopy that demonstrates no weakness to lodging (8) and a strong Stem Stiffness score (8) from a medium – tall variety, standing at 153cm.

LG Aviron has proven popular with growers across the UK because of its leading autumn growth and disease resistance package. It has has very rapid autumn growth, allowing for growers to be flexible in their drilling date and to go when conditions are best.

Campus is a very popular variety on farm and continues to give high gross output across all regions and different soil types. During its lifetime it’s been grown over more than 500,000 hectares - that’s nearly enough to plant up the Yorkshire dales (other national parks are available!) With no major weaknesses.

Acacia remains the UKs most popular open pollinated variety, for those who prefer not to grow hybrids it is a variety which offers high yields and consistency across seasons and regions. With key

agronomic characteristics of strong autumn growth and good spring vigour, solid disease resistance and short, stiff straw, combined with a high oil content.

Aspire is the only recommended conventional variety with crucial TuYV resistance. Aspire is a short robust plant type with very good straw characteristics. A solid disease and TuYV resistance means Aspire fits the early drilling option perfectly with its slower speed of development.

MATRIX CL is the first Quad Layered Variety from DSV. It marks a huge step forward in breeding innovation being the first variety to stack four complex traits together without compromising yield (TuYV Protection, RLM7 Resistance, Pod Shatter Resistance and Clearfield® Technology).

•  Highest yielding Clearfield on the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25
•  First Clearfield® Quad Layered Variety from DSV
•  Suitable for growing in both the North, and East and West regions

Plurax CL is one of the latest Clearfield winter oilseed rape varieties released by DSV. Plurax CL has the highest oil content, best early vigour and is the earliest to flower of the Clearfield varieties independently tested by NIAB data set 2020-2021. It is one of the few varieties which has been tested across 7 sites. It has been bred and selected to bring together DSV’s pioneering genetics with the latest Clearfield® hybrid technology.

• Strong tolerance to Verticillium Wilt
• Very high seed yield
• Robust rooting system

DSV are delighted to add BEATRIX CL to their portfolio of Clearfield® winter oilseed rape varieties. BEATRIX CL has now been added to the AHDB Recommended List 2023/24 for the north of the UK. It is one of the first Quad Layered PNN varieties to offer a complementary package of traits, with no compromise on quality. BEATRIX CL has four major traits which include RLM7+ stem canker resistance, TuYV Protection, Pod Shatter Resistance and Clearfield® Technology.

• RLM7+ stem canker resistance
• TuYV protection & Pod Shatter Resistance