Thinking of growing winter oilseed rape this season? Start with Seedtech
If you’re thinking of growing winter oilseed rape this season, Seedtech has two fully Recommended varieties that offer growers a strong combination of yield potential, agronomic performance and disease resistance under Irish conditions.
Both LG Aviron and Aurelia have achieved full Recommended status on the 2027 DAFM Winter Oilseed Rape Recommended List, giving growers proven options backed by a minimum of three years of independent DAFM testing.
Whether your priority is high yield potential and very strong Light Leaf Spot resistance, or a reliable, well-balanced variety with strong standability and early maturity, Seedtech’s OSR portfolio has an option to suit.
LG Aviron – high yield potential with very strong disease resistance
LG Aviron is one of the standout performers on the 2027 list, achieving a relative seed yield of 104, compared with the control varieties at 100.
The hybrid delivers a strong agronomic package, combining:
104 relative seed yield
100 relative oil content
Good early vigour – score 7
Very good lodging resistance – score 8
Good stem stiffness – score 7
Very strong Light Leaf Spot resistance – score 8
Late flowering
DAFM describes LG Aviron as a high-yielding variety with good early vigour, very good lodging resistance and good stem stiffness. Its Light Leaf Spot resistance is rated as very resistant.
For growers looking to maximise yield potential while maintaining a robust agronomic package, LG Aviron offers a compelling option for the coming season.
Aurelia – proven performance and reliability
Aurelia also retains its full Recommended status for 2027, delivering a strong and balanced performance profile.
Aurelia recorded:
101 relative seed yield
100 relative oil content
Good early vigour – score 6
Very good lodging resistance – score 8
Good stem stiffness – score 7
Good Light Leaf Spot resistance – score 7
Early maturity
Strong shedding resistance – score 8
DAFM describes Aurelia as a good-yielding hybrid with good early vigour, very good lodging resistance and good stem stiffness. It is also rated as having good resistance to Light Leaf Spot.
Its combination of yield, early maturity, standability, shedding resistance and disease resistance makes Aurelia a dependable choice for growers looking for a well-rounded winter oilseed rape variety.
Two Recommended varieties. Two strong reasons to grow OSR with Seedtech.
The 2027 Recommended List contains five winter oilseed rape varieties in total: four fully Recommended varieties and one Provisionally Recommended variety.
Seedtech is the Irish agent for two of the four fully Recommended varieties – LG Aviron and Aurelia, both bred by Limagrain Verneuil Holding.
That gives growers a choice between two varieties with complementary strengths:
Looking for high yield potential and very strong Light Leaf Spot resistance? Choose LG Aviron.
Looking for a proven, balanced variety with strong standability, early maturity and shedding resistance? Choose Aurelia.
Both varieties have been independently tested by DAFM over a minimum of three years across Irish trial sites, providing growers with confidence in their performance under Irish growing conditions.
Planning your OSR this season?
If winter oilseed rape is part of your cropping plans, talk to Seedtech about the right variety for your farm.
With two fully Recommended varieties in the 2027 DAFM list, Seedtech is bringing proven Limagrain genetics to Irish growers with options designed to deliver where it matters most – yield, agronomic performance and resilience in Irish conditions.