Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types and performs well even on marginal land
Regional positioning: Excellent performance in the West & North
Sowing rate: Approx 200 seeds/m2 in good conditions. Up to 250 seeds/m2 in grass weed situations
Key features: Currently on the 2024 AHDB Candidate List, SY QUANTOCK is robust and resilient, with great disease resistance and outstanding yields
Key Performance Statistics
We've compared SY QUANTOCK and KWS Tardis on the AHDB 2024 Candidate List and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in.
Yield
Untreated Yield
Fungicide Treated Yield
Eastern Yield
Western Yield
Northern Yield
SY QUANTOCK
[95]
108
106
[116]
[108]
KWS Tardis
88
102
102
[100]
104
Yields shown are expressed as a percentage of control means
Grain quality
Specific Weight
(kg/hl)
SY QUANTOCK
70.9
KWS Tardis
70.8
Disease profile
Mildew
(1-9)
Brown rust
(1-9)
Rhynchosporium
(1-9)
Net blotch
(1-9)
BaYMV 1
SY QUANTOCK
7
6
7
5
R
KWS Tardis
5
6
6
6
R
Agronomic features
Lodging % (T)
Straw length (cm) (UT)
Ripening
(days +/- Orwell, -ve = earlier)
SY QUANTOCK
[1]
[108]
-1
KWS Tardis
[0]
[83]
0
Breeding Insight
SY QUANTOCK has shown exceptional adaptability & performance across different environments based on strong multi-year, multi-country results in Syngenta’s development trials.
