Oilseed Rape

We have a long and successful track record in oilseed rape breeding with a strong market presence. The NPZ UK winter oilseed rape portfolio on the AHDB Recommended List (RL) brings a strong selection to meet growers’ needs. Maverick is the highest yielding variety with Turing, Murray and Vegas also featuring very prominently. Crusoe and Crome are recommended for the clubroot resistance category with Crusoe a real step change for this market segment. Resort is a high erucic acid rape (HEAR) and is the only UK Described variety (DL) on the list. For the future, we have varieties progressing through the trials system as we continue our breeding programme which is focused on hybrids with improved yield and agronomics added to consistency in performance.

OILSEED RAPE OVERVIEW

Data Source: AHDB Recommended List for 2025/26
reproduced with full acknowledgement to AHDB.

	Variety Name	Gross output	Oil content	Resistance to lodging	Stem stiffness	Shortness of stem	Earliness of flowering	Earliness of maturity	Light leaf spot	Stem canker
E/W	Turing	106	44.4	(8)	8	N/A	8	5	7	4
UK	Vegas	104	45.5	(8)	8	N/A	8	5	7	9
E/W	Murray	104	44.6	(8)	9	N/A	7	5	7	8
N Sp	Crome	94	45.8	8	8	7	7	5	6	2
UK HEAR	Resort	87	45.7	8	8	N/A	7	5	5	4
E/W	Maverick	109	46.0	8	8	N/A	7	5	7	9
UK Sp	Crusoe	105	44.7	9	8	N/A	4	5	6	8

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Resort

Resort is a high erucic acid rape (HEAR) restored hybrid variety intended for specialist use in industrial processes and is a UK Described
variety (DL) on the AHDB List in 2025/26.

Murray

Murray has high gross output and high seed yield. It combines this. It combines this with exceptional RlmS Phoma resistance as well as good Light leaf spot scores and strong spring vigour. Added to this, with the new AHDB ratings for Verticillium wilt resistance, it features in the highest category of ‘moderately resistant’, showcasing its broad stem health characteristics.

Crome

Crome is a restored hybrid with a Specific Recommendation (Sp) for growing on land infected withcommon strains of clubroot. It has a high gross output,good resistance to Light leaf spot with good stem stiffness and resistance to lodging

Vegas

Vegas is very high yielding with exceptional RlmS Phoma resistance. It has very good Light leaf spot scores, mid-maturity and is very vigorous - particularly in the spring.

Turing

uring is a high yielding variety with strong performance in both East/West and North regions. Its excellent yield potential is combined with very good light leaf spot resistance, and outstanding autumn and spring vigour.

Maverick

Maverick is the highest yielding variety on the Recommended List. Its excellent yield potential is combined with exceptional RlmS & Rlm7 stem canker resistance, TuYV resistance, and outstanding autumn and spring vigour.

Crusoe

Crusoe is a restored hybrid Recommended List variety for growing on land infected with common strains of clubroot. It has a high gross output, high resistance to stem canker, good resistance to Light leaf spot with good stem stiffness and resistance to lodging. It is TuYV resistant.