Acacia

Anything but conventional

  • Type: Conventional
  • Status: Recommended UK
  • Clearfield®: No

Acacia offers farmers looking for a conventional variety, consistency and high yields across regions and seasons.

With key agronomic characteristics of strong autumn growth and good spring vigour, solid disease resistance and short, stiff straw, combined with a high oil content, Acacia remains a farm favourite amongst growers with multiple seasons of consistent performance. With some record worthy yields in harvest 22 Acacia remains a solid choice for all farming systems, and has proven particularly popular with those adapting to regenerative sowing practices.

Strengths

  • Still the highest yielding conventional variety on the recommended list

  • Highly vigorous variety

  • Robust plant type with good straw strength

Technical Information

Comparative trials data

AcaciaAnnikaAmaroneAspire
Gross Output - UK 98999596
Gross Output - E/W98999496
Gross Output - North999810098
Lodging Resistance[8][8][8][7.9]
Stem Stiffness8988
Plant Height (cm)138142136134
Earliness of Flowering6677
Earliness of Maturity5455
Pod Shatter Resistance----
Oil Content (@9% moisture) 44.944.944.745.5
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
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Acacia

Anything but conventional

Acacia offers farmers looking for a conventional variety, consistency and high yields across regions and seasons.

With key agronomic characteristics of strong autumn growth and good spring vigour, solid disease resistance and short, stiff straw, combined with a high oil content, Acacia remains a farm favourite amongst growers with multiple seasons of consistent performance. With some record worthy yields in harvest 22 Acacia remains a solid choice for all farming systems, and has proven particularly popular with those adapting to regenerative sowing practices.

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Key Strengths

  • Still the highest yielding conventional variety on the recommended list

  • Highly vigorous variety

  • Robust plant type with good straw strength

Technical Information

Comparative trials data

AcaciaAnnikaAmaroneAspire
Gross Output - UK 98999596
Gross Output - E/W98999496
Gross Output - North999810098
Lodging Resistance[8][8][8][7.9]
Stem Stiffness8988
Plant Height (cm)138142136134
Earliness of Flowering6677
Earliness of Maturity5455
Pod Shatter Resistance----
Oil Content (@9% moisture) 44.944.944.745.5

Data from the AHDB Oilseed Rape Recommended List 2024/25. On the 1-9 scales, high figuresindicate that a variety shows the character to a high degree (e.g. high resistance). [ ] = limited data. Agronomic features marked with * are breeders perspective.

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