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SELECTING THE RIGHT WINTER WHEAT VARIETY FOR YOUR PREFERRED DRILLING WINDOW
Delayed drilling is widely adopted as a cultural management method for a range of pests, weeds and diseases. However, planting winter wheat in the first half of September remains a viable option on some farms which comes with various benefits – for example, taking advantage of mild and drier conditions to establish crops, maximising yield potential and helping spread
SY INSITOR • Quick early development, with erect growth habit How to have your say
• Fast to reach GS30, but slower to reach heading, allowing more time to build yield
• The latest Syngenta variety to reach ripening (+1)
harvest dates. Regardless of your approach, it is important to consider variety suitability for different drilling timings.
Syngenta assess varieties for drill date flexibility and there are key characteristics which are evaluated to determine suitability for different drilling slots.
GLEAM
• Slow development over winter with a very prostrate growth habit
• Very high tillering capacity
• Slow to reach GS30, but speeds up once stem extension is reached reducing pressure on fungicide persistence
GRAHAM
• Slow development over winter • Prostrate growth habit with good ground cover over winter
• Slow to reach GS30 • Quickly moves through GS30-39, resulting in very early maturity (-1)
There are some significant risks to consider with early drilling such as less effective grass weed control, increased disease and lodging risk and potential for BYDV infection. Equally, there are challenges with late drilling, such as poor seed beds, challenges with getting the right weather window and poor establishment.
Arguably, the most critical factor determining a varieties suitability for different drill timings is speed of development and growth habit. For early drilling, varieties that have slow over-winter development with a prostrate habit are a better option. This helps minimise risk of
damage from late frosts in spring and also reduces the risk of lodging. GRAHAM is an excellent example, which will be relatively late to initiate stem extension.
If delayed drilling is adopted, we are looking for quicker development both above and below ground which is where a variety like SY INSITOR fits well. Also, GLEAM has a very high tillering capacity and retention rate which allows it to produce high yields in most scenarios.
Excellent disease profiles are critical for early drilling, particularly for primary foliar diseases, Septoria tritici
SHABRAS • Very quick early development
• Erect and lush growth habit, good for grass weed suppression
• Will be one of the first varieties to reach GS30 so be ready with T0
• Early maturity (0)
and Yellow rust. GRAHAM has an attractive combination of untreated yield and robust disease resistance helping protect consistently high yields when drilled early.
Yield performance, grain quality and maturity are also key considerations. GRAHAM has been proven on farm to perform well in the early drilled slot, whereas SY INSITOR has shone from mid-September onwards both on farm and in AHDB Recommended List trials. GLEAM has demonstrated flexibility and has demonstrated excellent yield potential from early September, through to mid-February.
Choosing a hard group 4 winter wheat variety. With so many to choose from, selecting the best wheat variety for your farm can be difficult. Syngenta has a hard group 4 wheat variety for every situation: SAFE 14 September i
Excellent first + second wheat with impressive yields on lighter land
SOWING DATES 31 January 14 September i
Excels as a second wheat
SAFE SOWING DATES 14 February 01 September i
Very good first + second wheat with very wide drilling window
SAFE SOWING DATES 14 February
Graham 01
September i
First wheat preferred and strong early drilled option
SAFE SOWING DATES 31 January
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