RAGT·Oilseeds
RGT Barsellona
RGT Barsellona — a mid-early linoleic RAGT sunflower hybrid with conventional herbicide protection, resistant to broomrape races A–G (GeneCare Orobanche), with very high oil content, per the maker.
Main advantages
- Broomrape races A–G — resistance, per the maker
- Lodging resistance 9/9 — maker's score
- Very high oil content — maker's score
- Phomopsis and rust 8/9 — high tolerance
- Density 50–65 thousand/ha — depending on moisture
Overview
About this product
RGT Barsellona is a mid-early linoleic sunflower hybrid with conventional herbicide protection and medium plant height. It is resistant to broomrape races A–G; the maker describes the GeneCare Orobanche protection as pyramided resistance based on three mechanisms.
The maker calls the oil content very high.
Maker's scores on a 1–9 scale
- lodging resistance
- 9
- drought tolerance, phomopsis, rust and white head rot
- 8
- phoma and downy mildew
- 7
Density at harvest is 60–65 thousand plants/ha with adequate moisture, 55–60 with medium, 50–55 with insufficient.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | RAGT |
|---|---|
| Type | linoleic |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe |
| Growing zones | zones of adequate and insufficient moisture (per the maker) |
| Herbicide | Classic |
| Broomrape resistance (races) | A, B, C, D, E, F, G |
| Drought tolerance | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Lodging resistance | 9/9 (maker's score) |
| Early vigour | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant height | medium |
| Disease resistance | phomopsis 8/9, phoma 7/9, rust 8/9, white head rot 8/9, downy mildew 7/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant density, good moisture | 60–65 thousand plants/ha at harvest (adequate moisture zone) |
| Plant density, unstable moisture | 55–60 thousand plants/ha at harvest (medium moisture zone) |
| Plant density, low moisture | 50–55 thousand plants/ha at harvest (insufficient moisture zone) |
| Other facts | Oil content: very high; Broomrape protection: GeneCare Orobanche, pyramided resistance with three mechanisms (maker's description) |
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Questions & answers
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- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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