SHINING BRIGHT


IN ALL SITUATIONS


Gone are the days when yield was king, says Nick Padwick


forming feed wheat varieties in terms of disease resistance and we blended them. The ultimate aim is to stop using inputs entire- ly and build healthy soils which support healthy plants.” Ms Clarke says the blends are a viable alternative to straight wheat. “We have passed the time where we need to see a fi eld of level crops. Fields of different heights containing different va- rieties of healthy wheat are the future.”


Research carried out by Rose Kristoffersen from Aarhus Uni- versity in Denmark, found that growing different blends of wheat varieties helps to increase yield potential as well as reducing dis-


ease pressure. A four-way blend was grown


each year in offi cial trials as a ref- erence. The blend reduced Septo- ria severity by about 10% with a 1.4% yield increase. In untreat- ed trials, there was a 17% reduc- tion in Septoria severity and 2.4% yield increase.


Ms Clarke said Cope Seeds


was continually evolving its blend formulations – pulling out any po- tential lines that may break down and adding in newer varieties with better disease resistance to ensure they remain robust. “We are bringing together the benefi ts of both nature and science through modern plant breeding,” said Ms Clarke.


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