Attica

Fully loaded hybrid

  • Type: Restored Hybrid
  • Status: Recommended - UK
  • Resistance Traits: TuYV (Turnip Yellows Virus), Pod Shatter & RLM7 (Phoma Resistance)

Combining stable high yields with genetic security, Attica is the variety to watch.

Attica joined the recommended list as the highest yielding variety to combine stable high yields with the genetic security of TuYV and pod shatter resistance. Attica has a strong autumn growth habit offering growers a wide drilling window and comes with the newly minted stem health endorsement from breeder Limagrain. Poor stem health can have a serious impact on gross output, Attica has high levels of resistance to the three main stem-based diseases affecting OSR - phoma, Cylindrosporium (Light leaf spot) and verticillium. If a grower is looking to mitigate risk through genetics, Attica is well worth the consideration. 

Strengths

  • Highest Yielding Candidate Variety

  • Reliable Performance Across Regions

  • Fully Loaded Hybrid with RLM7, POSH & TuYV

Technical Information

Comparative trials data

AtticaMurrayPT303Dart
Gross Output- UK10510510199
Gross Output- E/W105105101100
Gross Output- North10410210092
Lodging Resistance[7.9][8][7.9][7.9]
Stem Stiffness89[8]8
Plant Height (cm)148148157143
Earliness of Flowering 7757
Earliness of Maturity 5555
Pod Shatter Resistance R---
Oil Content (@9% moisture)45.344.545.745.2
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

Attica

Fully loaded hybrid

Combining stable high yields with genetic security, Attica is the variety to watch.

Attica joined the recommended list as the highest yielding variety to combine stable high yields with the genetic security of TuYV and pod shatter resistance. Attica has a strong autumn growth habit offering growers a wide drilling window and comes with the newly minted stem health endorsement from breeder Limagrain. Poor stem health can have a serious impact on gross output, Attica has high levels of resistance to the three main stem-based diseases affecting OSR - phoma, Cylindrosporium (Light leaf spot) and verticillium. If a grower is looking to mitigate risk through genetics, Attica is well worth the consideration. 

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Key Strengths

  • Highest Yielding Candidate Variety

  • Reliable Performance Across Regions

  • Fully Loaded Hybrid with RLM7, POSH & TuYV

Technical Information

Comparative trials data

AtticaMurrayPT303Dart
Gross Output- UK10510510199
Gross Output- E/W105105101100
Gross Output- North10410210092
Lodging Resistance[7.9][8][7.9][7.9]
Stem Stiffness89[8]8
Plant Height (cm)148148157143
Earliness of Flowering 7757
Earliness of Maturity 5555
Pod Shatter Resistance R---
Oil Content (@9% moisture)45.344.545.745.2

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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