DAPHNA
Proven performance across many years
- Popular and proven BCN tolerant variety
- Low bolting
- Good leaf disease scores
Characteristics in detail
For 7 years DAPHNA has delivered excellent yields in both RL trials and most importantly, onfarm. The variety that set the benchmark for BCN protection without yield penalty has anotherstrong showing on the 2024 RL.
With low bolters and a good canopy late into the year DAPHNA is a great choice for a longgrowing season and well suited to all farm situations and locations.
Characteristics in numbers
| Adjusted tonnes % of C=100% | 101.5 |
| Sugar yield % of C=100% | 101.5 |
| Root yield % of C=100% | 101.8 |
| Sugar content % | 17.2 |
| "X" Unsuitable for sowing BEFORE mid March | |
| Early sowing, before 5 March | 1729 |
| Normal sowing | 7 |
| Control | 100.8 |
| Rust | 4.8 |
| Powdery Mildew | 4.9 |
| Cercospora | [6.8] |
(1 = high leaf infection 9= very low leaf infection)
| AYPR (aggressive rhizomania) | |
| ALS (herbicide tolerant) | |
| BCN (as claimed by the breeder) | X |
| V (as claimed by the breeder) |
