Cut fungicide bills with two new winter wheat varieties

摘要

Disease resistance is becoming a more important factor when picking wheat varieties. David Jones takes a look at two newcomers for drilling this autumn.Winter wheat growers could save ￡15-￡20/ha on fungicide costs by drilling two new varieties with strong disease resistance which will be widely available for sowing this autumn.Milling variety Extase and biscuit maker Firefly, both with good septoria and yellow rust resistance, may become top variety choices with the decline in fungicide efficacy and the banning of some aerochemicals.