SY KINGSTON | Syngenta

Variety Overview

End-use group: Six-row feed, Hybrid

Market options: Livestock Feed

Soil preference: More suited to light land and soils

Regional positioning: Particularly suited to the North and West

Sowing rate: Approx 200 seeds/m² in good conditions. Up to 250 seeds/m² in grass weed situations

Key features: SY KINGSTON is a strong performer for the North and the West and is especially strong on light land. SY KINGSTON also produces grain with a high specific weight and its early maturity adds greater flexibility at harvest time and an opportunity to manage workload more effectively. In addition, SY KINGSTON offers good all-round disease resistance and superior grass weed suppression which is uniquely powered by hybrid vigour.

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Key Performance Statistics

We've compared SY KINGSTON and KWS Orwell on the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 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.

Yield

	Untreated Yield*	Treated Yield*	Eastern Yield*	Western Yield*	Northern Yield*
SY KINGSTON	87	106.5	106	108	106
KWS Orwell	83	99.6	99	100	99

* % treated control

Grain quality

	Specific Weight (kg/hl)	Screenings (% through 2.25mm)	Screenings (% through 2.5mm)
SY KINGSTON	70.1	2.7	9.0
KWS Orwell	68.9	1.7	5.4

Specific Weight

(kg/hl)

Screenings

(% through 2.25mm)

Screenings

(% through 2.5mm)

SY KINGSTON

70.1

2.7

9.0

KWS Orwell

68.9

1.7

5.4

Disease profile

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

Mildew

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Rhynchosporium

(1-9)

Net blotch

(1-9)

BaYMV

SY KINGSTON

KWS Orwell

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 KINGSTON	5	120	109	-1
KWS Orwell	8	96	87	0

Resistance to lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Straw height without PGR

(cm)

Straw height with PGR

(cm)

Ripening

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

SY KINGSTON

120

109

-1

KWS Orwell

Breeding Insight

SY KINGSTON is a fantastic variety. It has repeatedly produced high yields for a number of years. Very early ripening provides an opportunity to drill following oilseed rape crops earlier.

Ben Urquhart - Seeds Technical Expert