RGT Hexton

The above video was recorded on July 10, 2025 and the information below was updated on May 19, 2025.

BREEDER: RAGT Seeds
PEDIGREE: Graham x RGT Universe
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2025)

MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Distilling (Medium), [Export]

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2024 %: England & Wales: 0.1. Scotland: 0.0.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2025 %: England & Wales: 1.1. Scotland: 3.0.

AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (UK): 105

AHDB RL 2025 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): [111]

AHDB RL 2025 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 80

POSITIVES

• The highest yielding variety on the RL for the north
• The top performing variety at our Distilling Wheat Development Site for 2024
• Very good Septoria tritici resistance score (6.7)
• Great all-rounder across soil types, rotations and positioning
• Very well suited to early sowing
• Good straw strength

NEGATIVES

• Slightly later maturing (+2)
• Below average Brown Rust and Eyespot resistance