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.

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