VERSO

Verso winter wheat

A high yielding hard Group 4 feed wheat with excellent disease resistance, OWBM resistance and early maturity.

Verso winter wheat

Variety summary

End-use group: Hard Group 4

Market options: Livestock feed

Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types

Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions

Parentage: 

Kath Hamlen

Breeding insights

"A hard winter wheat that really stood out for its slow growth over the winter. VERSO will be one of the latest varieties to hit stem extension, and this continues through to harvest, with later maturity than some of our other wheat varieties. Agronomic highlights include a 6 rating for Septoria tritici and very good straw strength."
- Kathryn Hamlen

Variety overview

We've compared VERSO with a couple of varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2017/18 and shared some key statistics from AHDB Candidate trials we think you'll be interested in.  Download the variety sheet for some more in depth information you can carry with you everywhere.

Agronomic features

% Lodging without PGR

(1-9)

% Lodging with PGR

(1-9)

Straw height without PGR

(cm)

Ripening

(days +/- JB Diego, -ve = earlier)

Verso

1

1

85

+1

KWS Santiago

2

2

84

+1

JB Diego

1

1

87

0

[ ] = limited data

Yield

 

Untreated Yield*

Treated Yield*

Verso

82

105

KWS Santiagio

71

105

JB Diego

73

101

* % treated control (UK = 10.7 t/ha, East = 10.8 t/ha, West = 10.7 t/ha, North = 9.9 t/ha)

Grain quality

Endosperm texture

Protein content (%)

Hagberg Falling Number

Specific Weight

(kg/hl)

Verso

Hard

12.1

180

75.4

KWS Santiago

Hard

12.4

171

75.5

JB Diego

Hard

12.4

309

77.1

Disease profile

Mildew 

(1-9)

Yellow rust

(1-9)

Brown rust

(1-9)

Septoria tritici (1-9)

Eyespot

Verso

6

7

7

6

[5]

KWS Santiago

5

6

5

4

4

JB Diego

6

6

6

5

5

[ ] = limited data

Fungicides

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PGRs

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Black grass

Herbicides

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Insecticides

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