AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2017/18

VARIETY COMMENTS AHDB RECOMMENDED LIST
Winter wheat 2017/18 – Variety comments
Please note that comments made on resistance to orange wheat blossom midge
are based on advice from plant breeders. It has not been verified in RL tests.
Group 1 varieties
Crusoe
Quality: Crusoe is a nabim Group 1 variety which is also
classified as a ukp bread wheat for export. It has a high
specific weight and gives good proteins.
Agronomy: This short-strawed variety has high resistance
to mildew, yellow rust and septoria tritici but is susceptible
to eyespot and very susceptible to brown rust.
nabim comment: Increasing volumes of this variety
continue to be seen. It has consistently demonstrated
good protein content and quality. Its baking performance
is good with good bread crumb structure.
Gallant
Quality: Gallant is a nabim Group 1 variety which is also
classified as a ukp bread wheat for export. It gives high
Hagbergs and specific weights.
Agronomy: A very early maturing variety with short straw
and a yield potential around 4% below Skyfall. It is
susceptible to yellow rust. It is no longer in RL trials.
nabim comment: Its milling and baking qualities remain
consistently good and it remains a popular variety with
millers.
Export specifications
= meets the specification for ukp bread wheat for overseas
markets
= meets the specification for uks biscuit wheat for export
For more information about the different end-use
groups, see page 4.
KWS Trinity
Quality: A nabim Group 1 bread wheat with high
Hagbergs and specific weights.
Agronomy: This short-strawed variety has a treated UK
yield around 2% below Skyfall and has given particularly
good relative yields when sown mid-September. It has
high resistance to mildew, yellow rust and brown rust.
nabim comment: It exhibits good gluten quality even at
lower protein levels and has shown good baking
performance. Because it is high yielding, nitrogen
applications may have to be adjusted to achieve protein
specifications.
NEW
KWS Zyatt
Quality: Added to the AHDB Recommended List for
2017/18 as a potential nabim Group 1 bread wheat
which is also classified as a ukp bread wheat for export.
KWS Zyatt has given high yields, combined with high
specific weights and Hagbergs. nabim is conducting
commercial scale testing and is due to confirm its status
for UK milling in April 2017. Check the website:
www.nabim.org.uk
Agronomy: This short-strawed variety has given high
treated yields in the East and West regions. This relatively
early ripening variety has given very high yields in second
cereal situations and has performed well in trials on heavy
soils. KWS Zyatt has a good overall disease package and
gave the second highest untreated UK yield on the
2017/18 Recommended List.
nabim comment: In the three years of testing, the
performance of this variety was consistent with that of
other Group 1 varieties, although with slightly lower
protein and water absorption qualities. It has shown good
baking performance. Because it is high yielding, nitrogen
applications may have to be adjusted to achieve protein
specifications.
RGT Illustrious
Quality: A nabim Group 1 bread wheat with high
Hagbergs and specific weights.
Agronomy: This variety has given UK yields slightly above
Crusoe. It has good overall disease resistance, with high
ratings for mildew, yellow rust, brown rust and eyespot
(Pch1).
nabim comment: In the three years of testing the
performance of this variety was consistent with that of
other Group 1 varieties. It exhibits good gluten quality
even at lower protein levels and has shown good baking
performance. Because it is high yielding, nitrogen
applications may have to be adjusted to achieve protein
specifications.
Skyfall
Quality: A nabim Group 1 bread wheat with high yields,
high Hagbergs and specific weights.
Agronomy: Its UK treated yield is 4% higher than Crusoe
and it has given high yields in the North and West regions.
It is an awned wheat with short, stiff straw and is the only
breadmaking winter wheat with resistance to orange
wheat blossom midge. This variety has good overall
disease resistance, especially to brown rust, fusarium ear
blight and eyespot (Pch1). It has a tendency to rapid
growth and development in the spring but this
characteristic is less marked when it is sown after the end
of September. It is also relatively early ripening and has a
tendency to sprout so should be given priority at harvest.
nabim comment: This variety is well established and
favoured by many millers because it shows good milling
and baking qualities. Because it is high yielding, nitrogen
applications may have to be adjusted to achieve protein
specifications.