United Kingdom
August 2025
New DSV Dompteur is living up its top spot for yield on the 2025 winter oilseed rape candidate list with impressive four-year results in the latest AHDB harvest results published on August 6th.
With seven results in, Dompteur is the highest yielding variety over the years 2022-2025 with a yield currently sitting at 107% of controls, says DSV's Sarah Hawthorne
"Dompteur has performed exceptionally well across a range of trial sites and conditions over recent years.
"Following DSV Cognac, it is the second variety to feature our new phoma blocker trait combining two complex phoma resistance genes, RLMS and RLM7, to provide plants with added protection against a variety of phoma strains.
"As with the rest of the DSV portfolio, Dompteur features strong turnip yellow virus (TuYV) protection and also has pod shatter resistance for added harvest protection.
"On the current candidiate list, DSV Dompteur has a gross output of 111% of controls for the UK rising to 112% in the North and an oil content of 46.3%.
"It also scores an 8 for light leaf spot resistance and has scored well in verticillium wilt trials across Europe.
"DSV Dompteur also has strong autumn growth and excellent spring vigour which helps it recover from potential late attacks by various pests, including pigeons."
Candidate listed DSV Cognac is also doing well in the harvest results, with the highest yield recorded for 2025 - some 3% higher than the variety in second spot, Sarah adds.
"Being another phoma blocker variety, DSV Cognac has exceptional phoma performance together with verticillium wilt tolerance and TUYV resistance alongside high yield and oil content.
"Both DSV Cognac and Dompteur are likely to be star performers for several years to come."
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