Solstice is a high quality NABIM Group 1 bread-making variety
that is popular with millers. It has performed very well in commercial
usage and samples that meet the required specification can command
a similar price premium to other Group 1 varieties.
Solstice has produced high yields in both treated and untreated trials.
Solstice has produced high yields across all HGCA regions of the UK. It has proved to be a reliable variety in trials, performing close to its UK mean yield when sown as a first or second cereal, and across a range of soil types and seasons.
Although Solstice is a relatively tall strawed variety, it has excellent lodging resistance. It has very good resistance to sprouting.
Y= suitable for that market Solstice is a NABIM Group 1 variety with excellent milling characteristics producing high rates of flour extraction and appealing white flour, offering growers the potential for milling premiums in the domestic market. Solstice can also meet the specifications of the export market giving growers a choice of premium market outlets.
Solstice has good disease resistance, especially to yellow rust and, importantly for a quality variety, Fusarium ear blight. The development of mildew and eyespot will require monitoring, especially in early sown, thick crops and brown rust should be catered for where this is historically a problem.Solstice has good disease resistance, especially to yellow rust and, importantly for a quality variety, Fusarium ear blight. The development of mildew and eyespot will require monitoring, especially in early sown, thick crops and brown rust should be catered for where this is historically a problem.
All information is a partial extraction from the nickerson website and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See www.nickersonuk.com and also www.hgca.com for the full dataset
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