ZFSelect® 2020 Wheat Seed Offerings
UNTREATED SEED CAN ONLY BE GUARANTEED IF ORDERED BY AUGUST 3, 2020
RED WHEAT
DF 105R
• Short straw
• Perfect for higher management
• Works on marginal ground
• Best red for double crop – earliest in DF wheat line up
DF 109R
• Straw
• Awnless
• Excellent disease tolerance
• Suitable for organic production
DF 112R
• Consistent top yields in MSU wheat trial
• Top straw yield
• Best in high yield environments
DF 119R
• New variety pushing beyond DF 112 yields
• Better standing than DF 112
• Manage similar to DF 112
DF 129R
• New variety with industry leading fusarium tolerance
• Not as much straw as DF 109R
• Suitable for organic production
• Tighter on supply
Red Dragon
• Widely adapted
• Outstanding grain and straw
• Solid disease package
• Suitable for organic production
Starburst
• Excellent test weight
• Good resistance to powdery mildew, stripe rust, leaf rust
• Moderate resistance to fusarium head blight
WHITE WHEAT
Ambassador
• Performs best under high management
• Early maturity – first to harvest
• Excellent winter hardiness
• Must be sprayed with fungicide for head scab
• Best white for double crop
• Set up management to harvest timely
• Quality straw
DF 218W
• Better standing than Ambassador
• Defensive – head scab tolerance
• Suitable for organic production
E6012
• Good test weight
• Improved scab tolerance
• Reduced DON levels
Jupiter
• Consistent performance
• High yielding
• Resistant/tolerant to many diseases
• Good lodging score due to short stature
Whitetail
• New variety
• Excellent winter hardiness
• Stable, broad adaptability
• Lower DON levels
• Responds to management for stripe, but has resistance and tolerances to many diseases
• Tighter on supply
| Wheat Variety | Maturity | Bearded | Height |
| RED WHEAT | |||
| DF 105R | Early | Y | Short/Med |
| DF 109R | Medium-Late | N | Medium |
| DF 112R | Medium-Late | Y | Medium |
| DF 119R | Early-Medium | Awnletted | Medium |
| DF 129R | Medium-Late | Y | Medium |
| Red Dragon | Early-Medium | N | |
| Starburst | Medium | Short | |
| WHITE WHEAT | |||
| Ambassador | Early | N | Short/Med |
| DF 218W | Medium-Early | Awnletted | Short/Med |
| E6012 | Y | Short | |
| Jupiter | N | Short | |
| Whitetail | Late | N |
Other small grains – ask for details
Triticale
Cereal rye
Winter barley
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