Graham

The above video was recorded on July 4, 2023 and the information below was updated on June 12, 2024.

BREEDER: Syngenta UK Ltd
PEDIGREE: Premio x Expert
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2016)

MARKET OPTIONS: Hard Group 4, Feed

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2023 %: England & Wales: 5.4. Scotland: 1.8.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2024 %: England & Wales: 4.7. Scotland: 1.1.

AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (UK): 102
AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 102
AHDB RL 2024 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 89

POSITIVES

• Very high untreated yield (89%) and respectable northern yield (103%) 
• Performs best as a first wheat & on lighter soils
• Excellent option for early sowing 
• Above average resistance to the major diseases
• Early maturity

NEGATIVES

• Poor resistance to brown rust & eyespot
• Susceptible to orange wheat blossom midge
• Potential ear fertility issues in the far north, with breeder not recommending the drilling of the variety north of the Forth