LG Redwald

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

BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
PEDIGREE: LG Sundance x LG Generation
STATUS: AHDB RL Variety for UK since 2023

MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Feed, Distilling (Medium)

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2023 %: England & Wales: 1.1. Scotland: 1.0
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2024 %: England & Wales: 0.8. Scotland: 0.2.

AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (UK): 106
AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 104
AHDB RL 2024 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 89

POSITIVES

• Second highest yielding soft wheat variety in the northern region
• Very good untreated yield (89) 
• Exceptional yield potential in all situations - light or heavy ground, first or second cereal
• One of the best Septoria tritici resistance scores (6.5)

NEGATIVES

• Late maturing but also unsuitable for early drilling due to very vigorous growth habit
• Relatively tall with poor straw strength 
• Low specific weight (75.2kg/hl) so consideration needed around positioning on farm
• Poorest Hagberg (147) on the RL