Expert

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Expert is a conventional in-bred variety that has shown a high yield potential in official trials which, combined with its good oil content, has produced an excellent gross output. Expert is on the HGCA Recommended List for the Southern region of the UK.

Parentage: Capricorn x Capitol
Breeder's reference: MH HW 147
Breeder: Momont, France
Agent: Advanta Seeds UK
Official trial status 2005-06: Recommended for UK South

TREATED YIELD
EXPERT	103
Winner	103
Castille	104

GROSS OUTPUT
	UK Gross Output	South Gross Output
EXPERT	102	104
Winner	103	103
Castille	104	104

Source: HGCA Recommended List 2006/7*

Expert has shown a high yield potential in UK fungicide treated trials, similar to Winner and Castille.

Expert also has a high Gross Output potential, superior to Winner in the Siuth.

ARONOMIC CHARACTERS
	EXPERT	Winner	Castille
Resistance to lodging (9=good)	8	7	8
Stem stiffness (9=good)	8	6	7
Shortness of stem ( 9 = good)	6	6	8
Earliness of flowering (9=early)	5	8	8
Earliness of maturity (9=early)	4	6	6

RESISTANCE TO:
	EXPERT	Winner	Castille
Light leaf spot	6	6	5
Stem canker	6	5	7
Oil content @ 9% moisture	43.1	43.6	43.2
Glucosinolate content (mm/g)	11.2	10.0	12.8

Source: HGCA Recommended List 2006/7*

Expert is a short stemmed variety with stiff straw and excellent lodging resistance.

Expert is medium-late to flower and mature.

Expert has good resistance to light leaf spot and stem canker.

All information is a partial extraction from the Nickersons website and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See http://www.nickersonuk.com/ and also www.hgca.com for the full dataset