The loss of neonicotinoid-based seed treatments for oilseed rape has raised the bar for establishing this crop.

Limagrain argues that Cultivations will become more important than ever when establishing OSR, not only to conserve moisture but to encourage the crop out of the ground as quickly as possible to avoid flea beetle damage, so it may be a good time to review cultivation techniques.

This approach, although necessary, will inevitably introduce time constraints and reduce the window for establishing the crop.

Variety choice will be important too as autumn vigour will encourage quicker establishment. But agronomists caution that increasing the seed rate is not the right approach. This will lead to crops more prone to lodging and less able to intercept light during flowering and pod fill.

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