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Ascot has a very high yield potential (both with and without fungicide), a sound combination of agronomic characters and good grain quality. Ascot was added to the HGCA Recommended List of spring oats in 2007.

Breeder: Landbouwbureau Wiersum, Netherlands

Agent: Nickerson

Official Trial Status: HGCA Recommended List

PEDIGREE
(LW 8706-7 x Semu 0.170) x (Floriant x Piper)

UK YIELD (% Treated Control)
 Treated TrialsUntreated Trials
ASCOT10386
Husky10087
Firth9786

Ascot has a very high yield potential and is the highest yielding spring oat on the 2010 HGCA Recommended List.

 

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 ASCOTHuskyFirth
Resistance to Lodging 786
Straw Length(cm) 118114110
Ripening (days +/- Firth)+1-30
- = earlier

Ascot is a tall strawed variety with better lodging resistance than Firth.

Ascot is slightly later to ripen than Firth.

GRAIN QUALITY
 ASCOTHuskyFirth
Kernel Content (%)75.476.177.2
Specific Weight (kg/hl)52.254.553.6
Screenings % thro' 2.0mm  0.3 (0.2) 0.2
( ) = Limited Data

Ascot has a good specific weight with a high kernal content.

DISEASE RESISTANCE
 ASCOTHuskyFirth
Mildew577
Crown Rust545


Ascot has good mildew resistance but, like Firth, is moderately susceptible to crown rust.


Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com

On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

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