Our Cereals

Exciting Cereal Varieties Bred By Syngenta

SY SILHOUETTE - HIGH YIELDING FEED BARLEY

  • Suitable for sowing late April through to November

  • High yields across Southland and Canterbury

  • Suitable for cereal silage

  • Intermediate to late maturity

  • Medium to stiff straw with low levels of brackling and low lodging risk.

  • For more information check out the technote

SURGE - A TRUE WINTER BARLEY

  • Highest yielding winter barley in FAR trials over past 2 years

  • Released in NZ 2017

  • Drilling time from late March through to mid May

  • Suits irrigation or areas with reliable summer moisture

  • Excellent disease profile with resistance to scald, leaf rust and mildew

  • Fungicide programme tailored around late season Ramularia control

  • Medium tall straw with medium strength

  • For more information check out the technote

GRAHAM - EASY TO GROW FEED WHEAT

  • Highest yielding feed wheat suited to sowing from April through to July

  • New release in NZ this year

  • High yields (over 16 t/ha in trials) with early maturity and harvest

  • Excellent Septoria resistance along with excellent stripe rust and leaf rust resistance

  • High untreated yields resulting in a reliable robust variety that’s easy to grow

  • Medium height stiff straw, with big bold grain and low screenings

  • For more information check out the technote

SY DEFIANT - NEW HIGH YIELDING WINTER WHEAT WITH EXCELLENT DISEASE RESISTANT

  • Suitable for sowing March through to June

  • Excellent disease resistance

  • Early maturity

  • Excellent straw strength

  • For more information check out the technote

CEREAL AVAILABILITY

Contact one of the technical field reps to discuss your requirements.