DEKALB the new name in UK Oilseeds

DEKALB is Monsanto’s new name for its UK seed breeding programme. As the innovator behind both low biomass and next generation hybrid oilseed rape breeding, we are already the country’s leading provider of improved varieties.

Working with the top seed suppliers and agronomists across the country, we are committed to supplying all your oilseed growing opportunities.

Castille

The UK’s number one oilseed rape variety
Excellent yield and gross output
Consistent farm performance
Good all round disease resistance
Low Biomass to reduce lodging and harvest costs

DK Cabernet

A National List candidate with outstanding performance
Exceptional gross output and high oil content
Good around disease tolerance and agronomic characteristics
Excellent autumn vigour and reliable establishment

Catana

Highest gross output of any conventional variety
Outstanding Light Leaf Spot resistance
Very good lodging resistance
Excellent autumn vigour

Excalibur

The UK’s number one hybrid oilseed rape
Consistently high gross output
Outstanding disease resistance
Short straw for easier harvesting
Early maturity

Excel

Excellent yields and high gross output
Best stem canker resistance of any UK variety
High vigour for improved establishment

DK Secure

The leading semi-dwarf hybrid variety
Outstanding lodging resistance
Very short and compact plant type for maximum harvesting efficiency
Excellent agronomic characteristics improving the ease of all farming operations
Hearty

The UK’s number one High Erucic Acid Rape (HEAR)
Consistently high yields
High erucic acid content and low glucosinolates
Good lodging resistance

Helico

New High Erucic Acid Rape
Improved yields and erucic acid content
Solid agronomy
Vistive

New conventionally-bred range of winter oilseed rape
Valuable High Oleic Low Linolenic (HOLL) oil profile
Produces healthy low-transfat and stable frying oil
Good agronomics and disease resistance
New market opportunities