LG Redwald is a soft group 4 wheat, suited to the later drilling date with excellent 2nd wheat performance.
Very high stable yield performance.
Competitive in a blackgrass situation with a good disease package.
LG Redwald
One of the highest yielding Group 4 soft wheats with distilling capability
- UKFM: Group 4
- Market Options: UK distilling & feed
- OWBM Resistance: Yes
- Sowing Date: Normal & late
Strengths
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Highest yielding feed wheat variety available on the RL
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Very high yielding across all on-farm situations
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Good disease resistance profile especially for Septoria Tritici
Technical Information
UK Yield (% Treated Controls)
| LG Redwald | KWS Zealum | RGT Hexton | LG Skyscraper* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 106 | 102 | 103 | 101 |
| East | 105 | 102 | 103 | 101 |
| West | 107 | 101 | 102 | 99 |
| North | 108 | 103 | 109 | 101 |
| Untreated (% of treated control) | 89 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
Agronomic and Quality Data
| LG Redwald | |
|---|---|
| Lodging Resistance (-PGR) | 4 |
| Lodging Resistance (+PGR) | 5 |
| Straw Length (-PGR) | 95cm |
| Straw Length (+PGR) | 87cm |
| Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | +2 |
| Tillering Capacity* | 9 |
| Speed of Spring Growth* | 6 |
| Suitability to Early Drill* (1=not suited) | 5 |
| Suitability to Late Drill* (1=not suited) | 8 |
| Suitability as 2nd Cereal* (1=not suited) | 8 |
Disease Resistance
| LG Redwald | KWS Zealum | RGT Hexton | LG Skyscraper* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildew | (5) | (6) | (6) | 7 |
| Yellow Rust | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Brown Rust | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Eyespot | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fusarium | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
LG Redwald
One of the highest yielding Group 4 soft wheats with distilling capability
LG Redwald is a soft group 4 wheat, suited to the later drilling date with excellent 2nd wheat performance.
Very high stable yield performance.
Competitive in a blackgrass situation with a good disease package.
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Key Strengths
-
Highest yielding feed wheat variety available on the RL
-
Very high yielding across all on-farm situations
-
Good disease resistance profile especially for Septoria Tritici
Technical Information
UK Yield (% Treated Controls)
| LG Redwald | KWS Zealum | RGT Hexton | LG Skyscraper* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 106 | 102 | 103 | 101 |
| East | 105 | 102 | 103 | 101 |
| West | 107 | 101 | 102 | 99 |
| North | 108 | 103 | 109 | 101 |
| Untreated (% of treated control) | 89 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. Agronomic features marked with * are breeders perspective. Varieties marked with * were grown in RL trials in 2025 but not added to the AHDB Recommended List.
Agronomic and Quality Data
| LG Redwald | |
|---|---|
| Lodging Resistance (-PGR) | 4 |
| Lodging Resistance (+PGR) | 5 |
| Straw Length (-PGR) | 95cm |
| Straw Length (+PGR) | 87cm |
| Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | +2 |
| Tillering Capacity* | 9 |
| Speed of Spring Growth* | 6 |
| Suitability to Early Drill* (1=not suited) | 5 |
| Suitability to Late Drill* (1=not suited) | 8 |
| Suitability as 2nd Cereal* (1=not suited) | 8 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. Agronomic features marked with * are breeders perspective. Varieties marked with * were grown in RL trials in 2025 but not added to the AHDB Recommended List.
Disease Resistance
| LG Redwald | KWS Zealum | RGT Hexton | LG Skyscraper* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildew | (5) | (6) | (6) | 7 |
| Yellow Rust | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Brown Rust | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Eyespot | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fusarium | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree. (e.g. high resistance). ( ) = limited data. Varieties marked with * were grown in RL trials in 2025 but not added to the AHDB Recommended List.
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