Variety Overview

End-use group: Hard Group 4

Market options: Livestock feed

Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types but excels on light land

Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions

Key features: SY INSITOR is a very high yielding variety with excellent grain quality. This variety is proven to have a vigorous rooting system which sets the platform for high performance on light land, second wheat and late drilled scenarios.

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Latest harvest results 2025

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Harvest results

Key Performance Statistics

We've compared SY INSITOR with a couple of varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in. Download the variety sheet for some more in depth information you can carry with you everywhere.

Agronomic features

	Resistance to lodging without PGR (1-9)	Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9)	Straw height without PGR (cm)	Ripening (days +/- Skyfall)
SY INSITOR	6	7	95	+1
LG Beowulf	8	7	90	+2
KWS Dawsum	8	7	85	+1

Resistance to lodging without PGR

(1-9)

Resistance to lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Straw height without PGR

(cm)

Ripening

(days +/- Skyfall)

SY INSITOR

LG Beowulf

KWS Dawsum

Yield

	Untreated yield	UK Treated Yield*	Eastern Yield*	Western Yield*	Northern Yield*
SY INSITOR	75	104	104	103	107
LG Beowulf	83	104	104	103	107
KWS Dawsum	86	102	102	101	105

* % treated control

Grain quality

	Endosperm texture	Protein content (%)	Hagberg Falling Number	Specific Weight (kg/hl)
SY INSITOR	Hard	10.4	279	78.6
LG Beowulf	Hard	11.0	263	78.3
KWS Dawsum	Hard	10.8	312	79.6

Endosperm texture

Protein content (%)

Hagberg Falling Number

Specific Weight

(kg/hl)

SY INSITOR

Hard

10.4

279

78.6

LG Beowulf

Hard

11.0

263

78.3

KWS Dawsum

Hard

10.8

312

79.6

Disease profile

	Mildew (1-9)	Yellow rust (1-9)	Brown rust (1-9)	Septoria tritici (3 year) (1-9)	Eyespot (1-9)	Fusarium (1-9)	OWBM Resistance
SY INSITOR	[6]	4	5	6.5	4	7	R
LG Beowulf	[5]	4	5	6.4	6	6	R
KWS Dawsum	[7]	5	7	6.2	5	7	-

Mildew

(1-9)

Yellow rust

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Septoria tritici (3 year)

(1-9)

Eyespot

(1-9)

Fusarium

(1-9)

OWBM Resistance

SY INSITOR

[6]

6.5

LG Beowulf

[5]

6.4

KWS Dawsum

[7]

6.2

Source: AHDB Recommended List 2026/27

Breeding Insight

SY INSITOR is a high yielding hard feed variety, performing particularly well on light land. It is a taller variety, but responds well to a PGR. It has great grain quality for a feed variety and has OWBM resistance. It is recommended for the North.

Kathryn Hamlen

Agronomy Insights

SY INSITOR is a tall variety – but the above ground biomass is mirrored below the soil surface. SY INSITOR has bigger roots than competitor varieties enabling better nutrient and water uptake and increased anchorage strength – all aspects that give confidence around growing SY INSITOR, especially in difficult seasons.