Crusoe

Consistently delivers high protein content

  • UKFM: Group 1
  • Market Options : UK breadmaking / UKP bread wheat for export
  • OWBM Resistance : No
  • Sowing Date : Normal
  • Rotational Position : First & second cereal
  • Soil Type : Light & heavy soils

This Group 1 variety offers growers an excellent level of security, combining good agronomics with good sprouting resistance.

Crusoe has shown consistent yield performance in some very erratic weather conditions. The variety has a good agronomic profile with good disease resistance ratings and an inherently higher grain protein content than its competitor lines in the group, although brown rust requires monitoring.

Strengths

  • Consistently delivers high protein content

  • Good disease resistance with a 7 for yellow rust and a 6.5 for septoria tritici

  • Meets the specification for UK breadmaking and UKP for export

Technical Information

UK Yield (% treated control)

Crusoe
UK95
East 94
West95
North 94
UK Untreated Yield72

Disease Resistance

Crusoe
Mildew 6
Yellow Rust 7
Brown Rust3
Septoria Tritici6.5
Eyespot5
Fusarium Ear Blight6
Orange Wheat Blossom Midge-

Grain Quality

Crusoe
Endosperm TextureHard
Protein Content (%)13.3
Hagberg Falling Number (seconds)279
Specific Weight (kg/hl)78.4
Resistance to Sprouting7
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
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Crusoe

Consistently delivers high protein content

This Group 1 variety offers growers an excellent level of security, combining good agronomics with good sprouting resistance.

Crusoe has shown consistent yield performance in some very erratic weather conditions. The variety has a good agronomic profile with good disease resistance ratings and an inherently higher grain protein content than its competitor lines in the group, although brown rust requires monitoring.

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Key Strengths

  • Consistently delivers high protein content

  • Good disease resistance with a 7 for yellow rust and a 6.5 for septoria tritici

  • Meets the specification for UK breadmaking and UKP for export

Technical Information

Disease Resistance

Crusoe
Mildew 6
Yellow Rust 7
Brown Rust3
Septoria Tritici6.5
Eyespot5
Fusarium Ear Blight6
Orange Wheat Blossom Midge-

All data is from the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 database.  On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree. (e.g. high resistance). 

Grain Quality

Crusoe
Endosperm TextureHard
Protein Content (%)13.3
Hagberg Falling Number (seconds)279
Specific Weight (kg/hl)78.4
Resistance to Sprouting7

All data is from the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27. 

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