Dryland (Winter) Wheat Seed
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Winter wheat cultivars

SST 387 (Newest release - limited seed available)

SST 387 is a new cultivar that will reduce input costs combined with exceptional high yield potential.

• High potential cultivar well adapted to all wheat production areas in the Free State, most suited to the Western Free State.
• Long growth period and is suited for early planting dates.
• Good Russian Wheat Aphid, yellow rust and stem rust resistance.
• Good drought tolerance.
• Exceptional lodging resistance suited for supplementary irrigation.
• Good kernel attachment, less bird damage.

SST 374

The fast growth period of SST 347 combined with its good pre-harvest sprouting tolerance allows it for much later plantings in the Free State.

• Good standibility.
• Excellent hectolitre mass.
• Medium-high yield potential.
• Very early.
• Resistant to leaf rust and moderately susceptible to stem rust.

SST 347

SST 347 is a new release (2010) from Sensako with excellent yield potential.

• Longer growth and is suited for early planting dates.
• Very well adapted and suited to the Central, Western and the Eastern Free State.
• Good resistance to the Russian Wheat Aphid and is moderately susceptible to yellow rust.
• Good sprouting tolerance.
• Good shattering resistance.
• Good milling and baking characteristics.

SST 356

SST 356 is a new cultivar for the farmer who wants to reduce his input costs while obtaining excellent yields. SST 356 is a high yield potential cultivar with good disease resistance for most of the economically important pests in the winter wheat growing areas, such as Russian Wheat Aphid (Biotype 1) and yellow rust.

• A well adapted, good quality cultivar for all the Central and Eastern Free State winter wheat production areas.
• A medium growth period which is ideally suited for earlier and late plantings.
• Good sprouting tolerance.
• Excellent lodging tolerance.
• Good shattering resistance.
• Good milling and baking characteristics.

Elands

Elands has a medium growth period that is well adapted to the medium to high potential winter wheat production areas of the Free State. Elands is marketed by Sensako under license from the ARC.

• Moderately susceptible to yellow rust.
• Good resistance to the Russian Wheat Aphid (Biotype 1).
• Planting can be done at medium to late planting dates, providing the farmer with flexibility when planting.
• Good sprouting tolerance.
• Good milling and baking quality.