Winter wheat Harvest Results 2016
Harvest Results from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter
wheat trials are frequently reported by AHDB. Here’s a summary for this year’s
sites.
The latest results [19 Sept] are from Angus and
Borders in Scotland, Londonderry in Northern Ireland, as well as Oxfordshire
and Leicestershire in England. Average yield stands at 10.71t/ha, which is very
close to the five-year average of 10.62t/ha.
Yields are represented as a percentage of the
control varieties. In 2016 the control varieties are: JB Diego, KWS Santiago,
Crusoe, Skyfall and Zulu. The yield average from these varieties is represented
as 100%.
In 2016, Group 4 hard feed varieties lead the way on
outright yield. Currently, Belgrade tops the yields at 106%, with Graham at
105%. Reflection, KWS Santiago, Evolution, KWS Crispin and KWS Silverstone are
all close behind on 103%.
Untreated yield data for five sites have also been
published this week. The data show that Reflection, which is susceptible to
yellow rust, averaged just 4.5t/ha. Graham – which has good resistance to both
septoria tritici and yellow rust – held up well, with an average yield of
8.34t/ha.
Using the five-year average
The 2016 data show yields based on one season from
the 27 sites harvested to date. The five-year average is a better measure of
variety performance over the past few seasons (2012–2016).
Current good performers, based on five-year average
yields alone, include Skyfall (101%), KWS Trinity (99%) and RGT Illustrious
(97%) in Group 1. KWS Siskin (103%) and KWS Lili (102%) in Group 2 look
impressive in comparison to many feed wheat yields. KWS Barrel (103%) and
Britannia (102%) are top biscuit wheat performers in Group 3. Leeds tops the
soft Group 4 yields (102%).
Group 1, 2 and 3 quality wheats should also be
selected on market requirements. Quality data is published on cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvestresults
2016 Candidates
The hard feed candidates, Freiston (104%), Shabras
(105%) and KWS Kerrin (104%), and the soft feed candidates, Stratosphere
(106%), LG Sundance (105%), Bennington (104%) and Moulton (104%), are all
performing well in 2016. The quality candidates KWS Zyatt and LG Cassidy
(potential bread-making varieties) and LG Bletchley (a potential biscuit-making
variety) are all performing well on yield.
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