MARUSCHA KWS
The new approach to controlling Virus Yellows
- Competitive yields
- Strong tolerance to Beet Mild Yellowing Virus (BMYV)
- Visibly greener canopy
Characteristics in detail
Control of Virus Yellows requires an integrated approach including the development of tolerant sugar beet varieties, agronomic good practice and crop protection.
MARUSCHA KWS is the first generation of KWS Virus Yellows tolerant sugar beet and shows excellent tolerance to Beet Mild Yellowing Virus (BMYV) and a competitive response to Beet Yellowing Virus (BYV).
Characteristics in numbers
| Adjusted tonnes % of C=100% | 89.9 |
| Sugar yield % of C=100% | 89.9 |
| Root yield % of C=100% | 88.6 |
| Sugar content % | 17.4 |
| "X" Unsuitable for sowing BEFORE mid March | X |
| Early sowing, before 5 March | 4200 |
| Normal sowing | 76 |
| Control | 97.1 |
| Rust | 6.7 |
| Powdery Mildew | 2.4 |
| Cercospora | [8.5] |
(1 = high leaf infection 9= very low leaf infection)
| AYPR (aggressive rhizomania) | |
| ALS (herbicide tolerant) | |
| BCN (as claimed by the breeder) | |
| V (as claimed by the breeder) | X |
Virus Yellows PROTECT
The new approach to control yellowing viruses
- With MARUSCHA KWS, the first Virus Yellows tolerant variety is now available in the UK.
