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RGT Lantern

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Type: Group 4, Hard Feed Pedigree: Kielder x Relay

Variety Positioning

  • High treated (101%) and untreated (78%) yields in Agrii trials. It is worth consideration even though it didn’t make it on to the UK Recommended List. It has an average specific weight (75.8 kg/hl, AHDB).
  • Suitable for all regions including areas of high sterility risk. It can be grown across a range of soil types. It is best grown from early October through to the end of December. It performs well as a second wheat and shows average competitiveness against blackgrass.
  • With average straw strength (6 untreated, 7 treated) a routine PGR programme is recommended, especially in more fertile situations. Relatively late maturity (+5).
  • Disease resistance is good for yellow rust (7.5) and Septoria tritici (5.7) but mildew (5.1) and brown rust (4.5) need watching carefully. It is resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.

RGT Lantern | Filmed at Throws Farm, Essex – June 2021

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