Sugar beet seed BTS 1915

rhizomania resistant

Product
BTS 1915 is a sugar beet variety with proven yield potential and agronomic robustness across multiple seasons and adverse weather conditions.

Key points

• Tolerance: Rhizomania
• Highest yielding variety on the BBRO sugar beet Recommended List 2026
• Adjusted yield: 103.4% (treated) / 103.8% (untreated)
• Stable yields across seasons, resilient in virus and drought conditions

Product details
BTS 1915 consistently ranks as the highest yielding variety on the BBRO Recommended List 2026. It has demonstrated reliable performance in UK official trials across multiple seasons, including testing years with significant virus pressure and drought. The variety also showed resilience during the challenging winter 2022/23 when frost damage was a concern. Its consistent results in untreated trials indicate on-farm security when agronomic inputs are delayed by erratic weather.

Specifications

• Variety name: BTS 1915
• Tolerance: Rhizomania
• BBRO Recommended List status: Highest yielding variety (Recommended List 2026)
• Adjusted yield: 103.4% (treated) / 103.8% (untreated)
• Robustness: Stable yields across seasons; tolerant to yield loss under virus and drought
• Winter performance: Withstood challenging winter 2022/23 (frost risk)
• Consistent performance in untreated trials
• Internal variety identifier: 300004