Winter wheat
The above video was recorded on July 4, 2023 and the information below was updated on June 9, 2023.
BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
PEDIGREE: LG Sundance x LG Generation
STATUS: AHDB RL Variety for UK since 2023
MARKET OPTIONS: UKFM Group 2, UK Bread Making, Export
CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2022 %: England & Wales: 0.3. Scotland: 0.0
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2023 %: England & Wales: 2.4. Scotland: 1.3.
AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (UK): 107
AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 103
AHDB RL 2023 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 92
POSITIVES
- Joint highest yielding soft wheat variety in the northern region
- Highest untreated yield of any soft wheat
- Exceptional yield potential in all situations - light or heavy ground, first or second cereal
- Very good all-round disease resistance, including Septoria triciti (6.7)
NEGATIVES
- Late maturing but also unsuitable for early drilling due to very vigorous growth habit
- Relatively tall with poor straw strength
- Low specific weight so consideration needed around positioning them