LG Astronomer is a high yielding soft milling wheat, with excellent grain quality and one of the best disease resistance packages on the RL.
It is rated 9 for both yellow and brown rust, and has a high 7.4 score for Septoria tritici.
LG Astronomer has a very high specific weight and meets specification for the distilling market.
Technical information for LG Astronomer is below:
| LG Astronomer | KWS Firefly | KWS Barrel | Elicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 101 | 101 | 100 | 99 |
| East region | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 |
| West region | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 |
| North region | (98) | 98 | 103 | 100 |
| Untreated | 86 | 80 | 71 | 78 |
Data from the AHDB Recommended List 2021/22. See https://ahdb.org.uk/rl for full dataset. ( ) = limited data.
| LG Astronomer | KWS Firefly | KWS Barrel | Elicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodging - without PGR | (7) | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Lodging - with PGR | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Height - without PGR (cm) | 88 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 |
| Sprouting | (6) | (6) | 6 | (5) |
| Protein Content % | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| Hagberg Falling Number (Secs) | 238 | 243 | 234 | 213 |
| Specific Weight (kg/hl) | 77.8 | 75.6 | 77.2 | 76.8 |
Data from the AHDB Recommended List 2021/22. See https://ahdb.org.uk/rl for full dataset. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ( ) = limited data.
| LG Astronomer | KWS Firefly | KWS Barrel | Elicit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildew | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Yellow Rust | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Brown Rust | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Septoria tritici | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| Eyespot | (5) | (4) | 4 | 4 |
| Fusarium | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| OWBM | R | R | R | R |
Data from the AHDB Recommended List 2021/22. See https://ahdb.org.uk/rl for full dataset. On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ( ) = limited data.
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