SY MONZA Variety Overview
End-use group: Hard Group 4
Market options: Livestock feed
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Parentage: KWS Silverstone/Gleam
Latest safe sowing date: Suitable from mid-September to October
Key features: SY MONZA combines outstanding yield potential with OWBM resistance and excellent eyespot ratings. A great second wheat candidate and strong first wheat. Very early maturity provides flexibility across drilling windows and helps to secure early harvest.
Key Performance Statistics
Source: AHDB Winter Wheat Candidate List Harvest 2024.
Resistance to lodging no PGR (1-9) | Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (cm) | Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY MONZA | 1 | 1 | 88 | -2 |
Yield
Untreated Yield | UK Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY MONZA | 88 | 106 | 106 | [106] | [[105]] |
* % treated control
Grain quality
Endosperm texture | Protein content (%) | Hagberg Falling Number | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY MONZA | Hard | 10.1 | 318 | 77.2 |
Disease profile
| Mildew (1-9) | Yellow rust (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Septoria tritici 3 year (1-9) | Eyespot (1-9) | BYDV resistance | OWBM Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY MONZA | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | R |
Breeders Insight
"Excellent eyespot ratings set SY MONZA apart, with OWBM resistance and very early maturity sealing the deal as a strong first or second wheat."
David Lloyd, Seeds Technical Manager
