LG Challenger
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Limagrain, UKHard Feed Wheat(SY Gravity x SY Insitor) x LG Skyscraper |
✚ A high yielding feed wheat with bold grain
✚ Good set of disease scores deliver high untreated yields
Variety Positioning
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LG Challenger hard winter feed wheat variety that has delivered high yields in Agrii trials in 2025 (102% treated, 89%).
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It was added to the 2026/27 AHDB Recommended List with similar high yields (107% treated, 93% untreated) and bold grain (78.6 kg/hl).
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It shows strong performance in untreated yield trials, suggesting good inherent disease resilience.
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It has shown consistent performance over the past three years and across all regions and soil types.
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Its second wheat performance looks promising although eyespot resistance is low (4.5 RL) and early suggestion that it may be suitable for early drilling otherwise it is best drilled from the middle of September through to the middle of November.
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Limagrain claim that is has good tillering capacity (7) and relatively early start to spring regrowth (7). It is a tall variety (83 cm +pgr, 94 cm -pgr) with good lodging resistance (7 untreated, 7 treated) and moderately early to mature (+1).
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It has a reasonable set of disease scores for mildew (7 RL), yellow rust (7 RL, 5 Agrii), brown rust (5 RL, 4 Agrii), Septoria tritici (6 RL, 7 Agrii) and Fusarium ear blight (7 RL).
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Resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.
NOTE:
Numbers in red – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in black – AHDB Recommended List data
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