Very high yielding and early variety
Norton is a high yielding early variety, with yields 8% above Tundra.
With shorter straw, superb standing ability and early maturity
Norton is ideally suited to higher fertility, wetter areas of the UK. Its large seed size and pale hilum should make it also a popular choice for export.
Annual Yields - - - -
2018 (4.38 t/ha) - - - - 106
2019 (5.50 t/ha) - - - - 106
2020 (2.77 t/ha) - - - - 106
2021 (5.18 t/ha) - - - - 92
2022 (4.78 t/ha) - - - - 100
Agronomics -
Flower colour - C
Earliness of maturity (1-9) - 7
Straw length (cm) - 112
Standing ability at harvest (1-9) - 8
Disease Resistance - -
Downy Mildew (1-9) - - 6
Rust (1-9) - - 5
Seed Characters - -
Thousand seed weight (g) - - 659
Protein content (%) - - 25.8