Bred by Wiersum Plantbreeding in Holland, WPB Enya is a great addition to the spring oat market in Ireland. WPB Enya meets the high end quality criteria required by the Irish market. With a KPH rating of 58.2 KPH, it is only surpassed by it’s stablemate WPB Isabel. In addition, WPB Enya has an excellent Kernel Content (69.6%) and a very large seed size (48.7g TGW).
WPB Enya has good disease scores of 5 for both Mildew and Crown Rust. Straw strength is another reason why WPB Enya was chosen for the Irish market. With a Resistance to lodging rating of 6 and a Straw breakdown rating of 7, WPB Enya is a very safe choice as a spring oat and this excellent Straw breakdown should also make WPB Enya very suitable for organic growers.
The grain yield of WPB Enya gets a very good rating of 99% which makes it more than capable of delivering very high yields of quality grain on Irish farms.
