SU BARESI
SU BARESI is a high-performance hybrid rye variety with exceptional yield potential for both grain and total biomass. It’s ideally suited for wholecrop silage and biogas production, with fresh weight yields exceeding 50 t/ha achievable under good management.
Key Features
✔︎ Exceptional yield potential in both grain and biomass
✔︎ Ideal for wholecrop silage — over 50 t/ha fresh weight possible
✔︎ Excellent tillering, producing a dense, uniform canopy
✔︎ Medium to tall straw with strong lodging resistance
✔︎ Improved Brown Rust resistance compared with SU Performer
✔︎ Slightly shorter straw and similar crop maturity to SU Performer
✔︎ High biogas yield per hectare, proven in UK and German trials
✔︎ Produces grain with very good specific weight and above-average Hagberg Falling Number
- FOR 2025, SU KARLSSON WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH 12 MILLION SEEDS (12 ACRE) AND 1 MILLION SEEDS (1 ACRE) PACKS
- RECOMMENDED SEED RATE = 250 SEEDS PER SQ METRE, SOWING FROM MID SEPTEMBER TO EARLY NOVEMBER.
| SU BARESI | SU PERFORMER | |
|---|---|---|
| RELATIVE YIELD POTENTIAL | ||
| AHDB Desc List 2025 (100 = 10.3t/ha) | 104 | 100 |
| Goldcrop Trials, Harvest 2021 (100 = 10.7t/ha) | 103 | 100 |
| AGRONOMIC FEATURES* | ||
| Straw Length (cm) - Goldcrop Trials 2021 | 110 | 115 |
| Ripening Days | 293 | 292 |
| Resistance to Brown Rust (1-9) | 4 | 4 |
| GRAIN QUALITY* | ||
| Protein Content % | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Hagberg Falling Number | 218 | 212 |
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 77.1 | 76.8 |
