SY CANYON | Syngenta

Variety Overview

End-use group: Six-row feed, Hybrid

Market options: Livestock Feed

Soil preference: Performs well on all soil types, particularly on light land

Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions, particularly in the West

Sowing rate: Approx 200 seeds/m² in good conditions

Key features: SY CANYON was newly recommended for 2022, a hybrid barley that brings high yield performance combined with exceptional grain quality. This variety is particularly strong on light land. SY CANYON has high UK yields and shows particularly strong performance in the west. SY CANYON offers outstanding grain quality, with a high specific weight of 71.7 kg/hl. SY CANYON brings a good all round disease profile and very high untreated yields. SY CANYON is a fantastic new variety, bringing a winning combination of yield and quality as well as grassweed suppression uniquely driven by hybrid vigour.

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Key Performance Statistics

We've compared SY CANYON and KWS Orwell on the AHDB Recommended List 2023/24 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.

Yield

	Untreated Yield*	Treated Yield*	Eastern Yield*	Western Yield*	Northern Yield*
SY CANYON	91	106	106	107	105
KWS Orwell	82	100	100	101	98

* % treated control

[ ] = limited data

Grain quality

	Specific weight (kg/hl)	Screenings (% through 2.25mm)	Screenings (% through 2.5mm)
SY CANYON	71.7	2.0	6.4
KWS Orwell	69.3	1.8	5.5

Disease profile

	Mildew (1-9)	Brown rust (1-9)	*Rhynchosporium* (1-9)	Net blotch (1-9)	BaYMV
SY CANYON	7	7	6	5.2	R
KWS Orwell	3	7	6	5	R

Mildew

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Rhynchosporium

(1-9)

Net blotch (1-9)

BaYMV

SY CANYON

5.2

KWS Orwell

[ ] = limited data

Agronomic features

	Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9)	Straw height without PGR (cm)	Straw height with PGR (cm)	Ripening (days +/- Orwell, -ve = earlier)
SY CANYON	5	115	107	0
KWS Orwell	8	94	86	0

Resistance to lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Straw height without PGR

(cm)

Straw height with PGR

(cm)

Ripening (days +/- Orwell, -ve = earlier)

SY CANYON

115

107

KWS Orwell

[ ] = limited data

Breeding Insight

SY CANYON brings high specific weight commonly associated with LIBRA and combines it with high yield and strong disease resistance. This variety should offer growers confidence, flexibility, and high performance across the board.

Ben Urquhart - Seeds Technical Expert