We provide several choices of soft red winter wheat varieties that are Ontario market leaders.
Although yield potential is important when choosing a variety, there are several other characteristics to consider including: reaction to fusarium head blight, winter survival, plant height, response to fungicides and straw production. Snobelen Farms has carefully selected winter wheat varieties that will fit your circumstances.
Winter Wheat Varieties
Soft Red & Soft White Varieties
Ava
- Soft white winter wheat
- Outstanding yield potential
- IP Market opportunity
- End-use market preferred
- Awnless
Branson
- Consistently high yielding potential
- Yield stable across environments and multiple years
- Early heading, early maturity variety
- Awnless
B654SRW
- Responds to intensive management
- Tall variety with excellent straw quantity
- Awnless
B700SRW
- Shorter variety that can be managed for maximum yield potential
- Above average lodging resistance
- Awned
GRO-08SRW
- Exceptional test weight
- Strong winter survival and lodging tolerance
- Excellent yield potential
- Awned
Marker
- Moderately resistant to fusarium
- Performs well on tougher ground
- Large plump kernel
OAC Constellation
- Medium plant height with strong straw
- Excellent resistance to stripe rust, powdery mildew, and leaf rust.
- Awned
OAC Moon
- Excellent lodging and winter survival scores
- Strong resistance to stripe rust
- Responds well to intensive management to push yield
- Awned
OAC Virgo
- Exceptional resistance to powdery mildew & stripe rust
- Good variety for organic growers
- Awnless
| Varieties | Branson | Marker | B654SRW | OAC Constellation | B700SRW | Ava | GRO-08SRW | OAC Moon | OAC Virgo |
| Fusarium Data | MS | S | MS | S | MR | S | MR | MS | MS |
| Combined Fusarium Rating | S | S | S | S | MS | MS | MR | MS | MS |
| Test Weight | AA | BA | AA | A | A | BA | AA | BA | AA |
| Winter Survival | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Lodging | VG | G | G | VG | VG | F | VG | VG | VG |
| Height | Short | Medium | Tall | Medium | Short | Tall | Short – Medium | Short | Medium |
| Heading Date | 154 | 155 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 155 |
| Maturity Date | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 187 | 186 | N/A | 188 | 187 |
| Powdery Mildew | G | G | F | VG | G | G | VG | F | VG |
| Leaf Rust | G | G | VG | VG | G | F | G | G | F |
| Stripe Rust | G | VG | VG | VG | F | G | G | VG | VG |
- Always verify seed size by checking the seed tag
- Seed size varies by year and seed lot
- Chart derived from OCCC trials, Snobelen Farms plots, and field observations
Fusarium Data: MR = Moderately Resistant, MS = Moderately Susceptible, S = Susceptible, HS = Highly Susceptible
Combined Fusarium Ratings are based on both Fusarium head blight ratings and deoxynivalenol (DON) levels from inoculated provincial trials (OCCC 2018 trails table 5a, 5b, 5c)
Lodging, Powdery Mildew, Leaf Rush & Stripe Rush, Winter Survival: VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair
Test Weight: AA = Above Average, A = Average, BA = Below Average
Heading Date: # of days from January 1 when 75% of heads are at Zodok 59
Maturity Date: # of days from January 1 when 75% of peduncles have changed colour