RGT Bairstow

✚ Rated ‘good’ for distilling

✚ Reasonably good disease profile

Variety Positioning

• RGT Bairstow came into the market a couple of years ago as a Skyscraper type with similar yields (98% treated, 85% untreated) but slightly better standing and disease resistance.

• Grain quality is very average with HFN 228s and specific weight 76.6 kg/hl, but it is rated ‘good’ for distilling so it is of interest in Scotland where it has performed consistently well (102%).

• Suitable for all soil types, including lighter land, and it performs well as a second wheat.

• With an average speed of development it is not suited to very early drilling but will perform well through to the end of January.

• Very competitive against grassweeds in Stow Longa trials. Moderately tall with reasonable straw strength treated (6.4) (7) but (5.6) (5) untreated, so it requires a robust PGR programme.

• It is relatively late to mature (+2) (+3). RGT Bairstow’s disease scores are decent enough with mildew (6), yellow rust (7.5) (6.4) and Septoria tritici (5.9) (5.2) but weak against brown rust in Agrii trials (6.0) (4.0).

• Moderately susceptible to fusarium ear blight, weak against eyespot (3.8) but resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.

NOTE:
Numbers in bold – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in standard text – AHDB Recommended List