VARIETY SUMMARY Extremely high yielding feed wheat
Excellent performance when drilled late or as 2nd cereal
Highest yielding variety on the 2007/2008 HGCA Recommended List
Good all round disease resistance
Tolerance to Orange Blossom Midge


Parentage: (Ritmo x SU90-2666) X SU11658

Breeder: Saaten-Union Recherche

Marketing Agent: Frontier Agriculture, Saxon Agriculture

MARKETING POTENTIAL Group 4 feed with high specific weight
Early tests indicate Glasgow may be particularly useful for bioethanol production
Suitable for inclusion with soft wheat for export
Potential for UK starch and distilling purposes


YIELD

• Highest yielding wheat on the 07/08 Recommended List
• Performs well when drilled as a second or subsequent cereal
• Continues to produce excellent yields when drilled in late autumn

AGRONOMIC FEATURES

•   Glasgow displays resistance to attack from the Orange Blossom Midge
• Similar standing ability to Claire, when treated with PGR
• Glasgow should not be drilled prior to Mid-September
• Has shown some sensitivity to Chlorotoluron

DISEASE RESISTANCE

•  Glasgow possesses good resistance to a broad range of the main wheat diseases.

Further Advice

More detailed agronomy advice on this variety is available by downloading the PDF file below or by contacting Saaten-Union (UK) Ltd.  The appropriate marketing agent listed above will also be able to provide further guidance.

Data Source

All information is a partial extraction from the Saaten-union website and also the HGCA Recommended List 2007/8. See www.saaten-union.co.ukand also www.hgca.com for the full dataset