Profile
Contra CL joined the new AHDB Spring Descriptive List in 2021. The variety is now the highest yielding Clearfield on the list and represents a step forward from our established Clearfield variety Click CL.
Contra CL has now been tested in official trials in the UK for 5 years. It has proven to have a stable yield (95%) and a high oil content (43.5%). It has a strong, vigourous growth habit ensuring quick leaf production.
It also offers an improved drought tolerance which can increase the variety’s chances in lower rain fall planting years. Contra CL has a medium late score for maturity (5) and a medium – early (7) score for flowering. It has a relatively short stem which ensures an easy harvest.
- The highest yielding Clearfield on the Descriptive List
- Strong, vigourous growth habit ensuring quick leaf production
- Improved drought tolerance which can increase the variety’s chances in lower rain fall planting years
Yield information
Gross Output – United Kingdom (%) | 94 | |
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Seed yield - United Kingdom (%) | 94 | |
Oil content (%) | 43.5 |
Gross Output – United Kingdom (%) | 94 | |
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Seed yield - United Kingdom (%) | 94 | |
Oil content (%) | 43.5 |
Agronomics Features
Shortness of stem |
6
|
medium to tall |
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Beginning of flowering |
7
|
late |
Maturity |
5
|
medium |
Source: AHDB Spring Oilseed Rape Descriptive List 2024
Shortness of stem
6
|
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Beginning of flowering
7
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Maturity
5
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Source: AHDB Spring Oilseed Rape Descriptive List 2024