WPB ISABEL
The best combination of yield and specific weight available!
- High yielding husked spring oat
- Best specific weight of any recommended husked spring oat on the RL
- High kernel content with good screenings
Characteristics
About
WPB Isabel is a popular spring oat that appeals to growers who are looking for a high yielding variety with excellent grain quality.
From the same stable as WPB Elyann, WPB Isabel also boasts a high kernel content at 75.9%. It also has impressively low screenings and a maturity similar to Firth.
WPB Isabel has stiff straw and coupled with a balanced disease resistance it is a variety that will be equally liked on-farm and in the oat mill.
Characteristics in numbers
| UK treated | 105 |
| UK untreated | 88 |
| Mildew | 5 |
| Crown rust | 5 |
| Lodging (- PGR) | [9] |
| Height (cm) | [109] |
| Ripening (+/- Firth) | 0 |
| Sp.Wt (kg/hl) | 54.5 |
| Kernel content | 75.9 |
| Screenings <2.0mm | 2.0 |
Data source: AHDB Recommended List, Spring Oats 2021
