Seed Variety Sheets - Flipbook - Page 12
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Champion
Group 4 Hard
Champion has become a very consistent high yielding Group 4 Hard wheat, its unique DSV
genetics deliver a very robust disease package including 7.6 for Septoria Tritici. It performs on a
wide range of soil types and equally well across both the East and West regions. Champion is a
high tillering faster developing type with medium length straw. It is best suited to main and
later drilling windows where it performs exceptionally well which also fits with its excellent
second wheat performance. It shows good competitiveness against blackgrass, and along with
OWBM resistance and early maturity Champion is still a very attractive option.
Yield (as a % of control)
Disease Resistance
UK (10.8t/ha)
107
Mildew (1-9)
5
East (10.7t/ha)
106
Yellow Rust (1-9)
8
West (11.1t/ha)
109
Yellow Rust (young plant)
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North (10.8t/ha)
105
Brown Rust (1-9)
5
Septoria Tritici (1-9)
7.6
Eye Spot (1-9)
4
Agronomic Features
Straw Height without PGR (cm)
88
Fusarium Ear Blight (1-9)
6
Resistance to Lodging with PGR (1-9)
7
Orange Wheat Blossom Midge
R
Ripening (+/- Skyfall, -ve = earlier)
0
Grain Quality
Protein Content (%)
10.7
Hagberg Falling Number
246
Specific Weight (kg/hl)
75.6
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Data source: AHDB Recommended List 2025/26
