Norwest Wheat Seed Guide

Product catalog summary

Introduction
This document is a technical guide for Norwest Wheat Seed, specifically focusing on Soft White Winter Wheat varieties such as Norwest Duet and Norwest Tandem. It provides detailed information on yield performance, agronomic features, disease tolerance, and end-use quality.

Yield Performance
Norwest Duet and Norwest Tandem are evaluated across various rainfall zones and years. Norwest Duet shows consistent high yields, particularly in intermediate and low rainfall areas, with a top performance in all WSU rainfall zones over five years. Norwest Tandem also demonstrates strong yield performance, especially in the WSU 16-20” zone over five years.

Agronomic Features
Both varieties are compared with others like LCS Artdeco and WB 1529. Key features include test weight, protein percentage, winter-hardiness, heading date, plant height, and straw strength. Norwest Duet has very good winter-hardiness and good straw strength, while Norwest Tandem offers very good straw strength and good winter-hardiness.

Disease Tolerance
The guide provides disease tolerance ratings for stripe rust, septoria, strawbreaker foot rot, crown rot, C-stripe, and soil-borne mosaic. Both varieties show varying levels of susceptibility and resistance, with Norwest Duet having good stripe rust tolerance.

End-Use Quality
The end-use quality is assessed based on baking quality, flour protein, and milling quality. Norwest Duet is noted for its desirable baking quality and most desirable milling quality, while Norwest Tandem is rated as acceptable overall.

Quality Assessment
The LCS Quality Laboratory evaluates wheat varieties using a comprehensive set of data. Key attributes include baking quality, milling quality, and flour protein. Varieties are classified into categories such as Most Desirable, Desirable, Acceptable, and Less Desirable based on these attributes.

Conclusion
Limagrain Cereal Seeds provides a robust evaluation of wheat varieties, emphasizing the importance of multi-year and multi-location data for accurate assessment. Growers are encouraged to consider local conditions and consult updated data available on the Limagrain Cereal Seeds website.

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Norwest Wheat Seed Guide

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Harmonize your wheat acreage SOFT WHITE WINTER WHEAT Norwest Duet Very good winter-hardiness and falling numbers Proven performance in intermediate and low rainfall Exceptional C-stripe and good stripe rust tolerance A top yielder in ALL WSU rainfall zones across 5 years AGRONOMIC FEATURES YIELD BU/AC = Norwest Duet = Trial Avg. Norwest Duet Test Weight Very Good Very Good Heading (Julian) Plant Height (Inches) Straw Strength Very Good Very Good Very Good 2021 average | All available public and private data used in compiling scores DISEASE TOLERANCE All available public and private data used...

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Stronger genetics together Broadly adapted across the PNW Norwest Tandem Consistent yield over the years, top yielder in WSU 16-20” 5-year SOFT WHITE WINTER WHEAT = Norwest Tandem = Trial Avg. Great tolerance to stripe rust AGRONOMIC FEATURES YIELD BU/AC Heavy test weight Norwest Tandem LCS Artdeco Test Weight Very Good Heading (Julian) Plant Height (Inches) Straw Strength Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good 2021 average | All available public and private data used in compiling scores DISEASE TOLERANCE All available public and private data used in compiling scores END-USE QUALITY Overall...

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Superior wheat quality The latest technical data Limagrain Cereal Seeds is the only private breeding program with a To obtain the most accurate data possible, all available public and private multi- dedicated, state-of-the-art quality lab. The LCS Quality Laboratory utilizes year data are used to compile agronomic, disease and yield scores. Quality data a comprehensive set of data, compiled over multiple years, to determine the are obtained from the LCS Quality Laboratory. All agronomic, disease and yield end-use quality of all wheat varieties we release. Key attributes include: scores published...

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Norwest Wheat Seed Guide

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