The above video was recorded on June 30, 2021 and the information below was updated on July 6, 2021.
BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
PEDIGREE: Scribe x Horatio
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2019)
CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2020 %: England & Wales: 1.1. Scotland: 3.7.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2021 %: England & Wales: 0.9. Scotland: 3.2.
AHDB RL 2021 TREATED YIELD (UK): 103
AHDB RL 2021 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 101
AHDB RL 2021 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 78
MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Distilling (Medium), Feed
POSITIVES
- Best performance as a first wheat and on heavy land.
- Exceptional grain quality – the highest Hagberg and specific weight of all soft wheats on the RL.
- Low risk variety in a poor year – good sprouting and fusarium resistance.
- Tall but stiff strawed which responds well to PGR.
- Attractive clean, golden coloured straw at ripening.
- Not an out-and-out early driller but suitable to be sown before LG Skyscraper.
NEGATIVES
- North region yield just behind the top soft wheat varieties.
- Becoming highly susceptible to yellow rust.
- Relatively poor resistance to Septoria tritici.
- Height may require monitoring.
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