LG Typhoon

The above video was recorded on June 18, 2024 and the information below was updated on July 24, 2026.

BREEDER: Limagrain Europe
PEDIGREE: Garrus x LGW88
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2022)

MARKET OPTIONS: Hard Group 4, Feed 

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2025 %: England & Wales: 3.3. Scotland: 4.5.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2026 %: England & Wales: 2.3. Scotland: 3.2.

AHDB RL 2026 TREATED YIELD (UK): 100
AHDB RL 2026 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 102
AHDB RL 2026 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 83

POSITIVES

• Very slow speed of development in the autumn makes it ideally suited to early sowing and it can be used as a tool to spread workload
• Performs better in the north over other areas in the UK
• Excellent Septoria resistance (7)

NEGATIVES

• Average Northern yield (102) compared to other hard feed varieties
• Very slow to get going in the spring and late maturing (+2)
• Yellow rust resistance slipped significantly in 2025 and is now a 5