Profile
Status: AHDB Recommended List 2023/24 - East & West Region
OXFORD is a textbook choice of variety for farmers, which is NEW to the 2023/24 Recommended List for the East and West. OXFORD is high yielding hard feed wheat (Group 4) and which provides growers a strong disease resistance package and a high protein content, with proven parentage from the same lines as the Group 4 Recommended List topping CHAMPION.
OXFORD has shown high yields in trials, particularly in the West of the UK (105%) and has demonstrated a strong untreated yield at 89% with a high Hagberg Falling Number (218). This variety shows a strong resistance to lodging in both treated and untreated plots standing at 84.6 cm.
OXFORD offers growers orange wheat blossom midge resistance and DSV’s unique genetics which provide robust resistance to Septoria (6.4), Mildew (6) and, in particular, yellow rust (9).
With high performance in all key areas, OXFORD boasts a high yield as well as a robust agronomic package with strong disease resistance and grain quality, making it top choice for farmers this season.
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New to the AHDB RL 2023/24
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High yielding with strong untreated yield
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High protein content
Yield information
| Treated yield United Kingdom (%) | 104 | |
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| Treated yield East region (%) | 104 | |
| Treated yield West region (%) | 105 | |
| Treated yield North region (%) | 100 | |
| Untreated Yield (% of Treated Controls) | 89 | |
| Protein (%) | 11 | |
| Hagburg Falling Number (seconds) | 218 | |
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 76 | |
| Plant Height | 85 | |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.4 | |
| Treated yield United Kingdom (%) | 104 | |
|---|---|---|
| Treated yield East region (%) | 104 | |
| Treated yield West region (%) | 105 | |
| Treated yield North region (%) | 100 | |
| Untreated Yield (% of Treated Controls) | 89 | |
| Protein (%) | 11 | |
| Hagburg Falling Number (seconds) | 218 | |
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 76 | |
| Plant Height | 85 | |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.4 | |
Agronomics Features
| Mildew |
6
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medium to strong |
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| Yellow rust |
9
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very strong |
| Brown rust |
6
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medium to strong |
Orange Wheat Blossom Midge = R | Data Source: AHDB Recommended List 2023/24
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Mildew
6
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Yellow rust
9
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Brown rust
6
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Orange Wheat Blossom Midge = R | Data Source: AHDB Recommended List 2023/24