Crome has consistently achieved high yields in the north with the added benefit of clubroot disease tolerance.
Early flowering but with slightly later maturity than Crossfit or Crocodile.
Good light leaf spot resistance underlines Cromes suitability for oilseed rape production in northern regions
Medium height with good lodging resistance
Clubroot tolerant oilseed rape varieties are capable of tolerating the more common strains of the clubroot pathogen but new strains are evolving constantly so complete resistance is not possible. Good agronomic practice such as longer cropping rotations, maintaining soils at pH7, delaying drilling and reducing the prevalence of hosts such as brassica based cover crops as well as using a clubroot tolerant oilseed rape variety will all help to reduce the damaging effects of this disease.
