The most reliable winter wheat to drill in 2023
Agronomy Characteristics
Suitable for early* drilling
Reliable disease resistance for Septoria, rust and mildew
Low take-all build-up – reduces the risk of infection in the following crop
Bright, clean head delivering well-filled grains
Stiff to stand & early to ripen
Drill 300-350 seeds/m2 up to mid-October to maximise tiller capacity
Grows rapidly after growth stage 30 to help yield forming leaves move away from Septoria
Early to harvest helps spread the workload
* Consult an IASIS agronomist regarding early drilling of Graham
Agronomic & Quality Characteristics
Source: DAFM RECOMMENDED LIST 2024
Source: DAFM RECOMMENDED LIST 2023
“You can rely on Graham for consistently high yields, excellent disease resistance and early harvest date”
Getting the most from Graham
Early sow (before Oct) needs to have a disease rating for Septoria of 5 or greater
Normal dates (1st Oct – to 25th Oct) choose Graham as the highest yielding variety on the Rec list and the most suitable variety for almost all situations
Suggested seed rate: 350 seeds/m2 or 500 kg bag to 2.7 ha after mid-October
If drilling later or in challenging seedbeds, a bigger biomass variety like SY INSITOR is beneficial, or choose a quicker autumn developing variety like CHAMPION
Please consult your agronomist or call Seedtech if you have a query.
Watch videos on Graham Winter Wheat.
Timing of T1 application on Graham Winter Wheat.
Graham Winter Wheat is at growth stage 39 with flag leaf emerged. Watch Tim O'Donovan check through the crop for Septoria.
In this video, we went back to a field of GRAHAM winter wheat to look at how its first fungicide spray worked and if the variety was performing as expected.
We also look at incident radiation in April 2020 how this influences stem sugar reserves which help fill the wheat grains.
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