Flash

Status: North region and East & West region Recommended Lists

 Key Benefits                         

• High gross output 
• Best treated yield in the north region
• Excellent spring vigour
• Top performance around the world
• High oil content
• Reliable yields year after year 
   
  Flash was first launched in 2007 and is now one of the most popular hybrid oil seed rape varieties in the United Kingdom. It took eight per cent of the market share of total rape seed sold in 2008. It has many advantages including a very good resistance profile, a late flowering season to avoid frosts and excellent powers of recovery in the spring, growing away quickly. As it is a late maturing variety, seed yield and oil content can be increased and growers are more able to spread their workload at harvest.
  Flash has consistently demonstrated a yield performance above current market standards. It is one of the few varieties recommended for the whole of the United Kingdom and remains one of the highest yielding in both the East & West and North regions. Flash has performed exceptionally well in recent HGCA trials in the north region coming out in top position.

 Yield and Gross Output

 High and consistent gross output year on year throughout the United Kingdom

 Flash is less susceptible to late frosts and remains vigorous even under severely stressed conditions. It is an extremely tall variety helping to ensure drought resistance. Tall varieties generally have extensive root system which may prove beneficial in the summer droughts which often occur in the United Kingdom as well as reducing the chance of lodging. The tall canopy which is associated with Flash helps reduce the amount of daylight which hits the floor therefore reducing the risk of later weed flushes. Flash is a later maturing variety helping to increase seed yield and oil content as well as spreading the load for growers at harvest.

 

Harvest period

Flash is a later maturing variety which allows a more managed approach helping to spread the work load where large areas of oilseed rape are being grown. This allows farmers to spread their risk by having a range of dates for drilling and optimum maturity at harvest.

Drilling Dates

 Flash is suited to earlier drilling dates helping to spread the workload in autumn.

Sowing rate and pack size

 Flash is available in bags containing 1.8million seeds – enough to sow 3 -4 hectares. Growers should aim for between 35 - 45 plants established per square metre in the spring.

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The above data has been sourced from the HGCA Recommended List 2010/2011