LG Astronomer - Group 3 Winter Wheat
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LIMAGRAINGROUP 3 (Biscuit and Potential distilling)(Cougar x Leeds) x Britannia |
✚ Agrii’s leading biscuit wheat with excellent physical grain quality and rated ‘medium’ for distilling.
✚ Good resistance against rusts and Septoria tritici.
Variety Positioning
Consistently high yields in Agrii trials over the past three years
(98% treated, 88% untreated) with good grain quality HFN 232, 78.2 kg/hl it is accepted for the domestic biscuit market, rated ‘medium’ for
distilling but is not accepted for uks export.
- Its best performance is in the East and West regions, in both official and Agrii trials, and its performance drops off a little further north (97% treated).
- Performs well as a second wheat and, whilst yielding across soil types, its real home is on medium to heavy land.
- Unsuitable for early drilling but it has performed well in late drilled trials up until the end of January. Medium-long straw but good strength treated (9) (7) and is very competitive against grassweeds.
- Medium maturity (+1) (0) and average resistance to sprouting (6).
- Disease ratings are good, yellow rust (8.5) (7.2), brown rust very good (7.6) (6.8) and Septoria tritici (6.2) (5.5), but mildew will need watching (4).
- Average resistance to eyespot (5) and moderately resistant to fusarium ear blight (6.4).
- Resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.
NOTE:
Numbers in red – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in black – AHDB Recommended List.
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