Istabraq winter wheat is a soft endosperm Group 4 feed variety also suitable for export, starch and distilling

Husbandry Guidelines

ISTABRAQ is a soft endosperm, nabim Group 4 variety with good all-round disease resistance. It is suitable for many outlets and offers flexibility in marketing.

Istabraq has performed well when late sown, as a second cereal and is particularly suited to the north of the UK.

YIELD (% Treated Control)
  Treated Trials Untreated Trials
ISTABRAQ 100 82
Robigus 101 74
     

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
  ISTABRAQ Robigus
Resistance to Lodging with PGR 7 7
Height without PGR (cm) 96 90
Ripening (days+/- Solstice; + = later) +3 +2
Resistance to Sprouting 5 5
DISEASE RESISTANCE
  ISTABRAQ Robigus
Mildew 5 6
Yellow Rust 9 2
Brown Rust 4 6
Septoria nodorum 7 7
Septoria tritici 5 6
Fusarium Ear Blight 7 6
Eyespot 7 5

GRAIN QUALITY
  ISTABRAQ Robigus
UK Distilling Y Y
Endosperm Texture Soft Soft
Protein Content (%)

10.8

 11.2
Hagberg Falling Number 204 200
Specific Weight (kg/hl) 78.2 76.7
1000 Grain Weight (g) 47.1 42.7
Chopin Alveograph - W (70) 90
Chopin Alveograph - P/L (0.3) 0.3
Y = suited to that market
( ) = limited data

 

 

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SCOTLAND AND NORTH OF ENGLAND 

The following is additional information for growers in Scotland & North of England.

Istabraq is very well adapted for the North of England and Scotland and has a 'good' rating for distilling on the SAC Recomended List..

HIGH YIELDING (% fungicide treated controls)*
  Treated Trials Untreated Trials
ISTABRAQ 101 81
Consort 100 69
Robigus 102 78
DISTILLING TRIALS 2004 - 2006 **
Spirit Yield (LA/T) Dry Weight
ISTABRAQ 449
Robigus 442
Consort 445
Riband 450

SWRI Comment - "Istabraq achieved above average in alcohol yield and well below average in residue viscosity on all 7 trial sites. Given its consistent high quality distilling performance over several years of trials, thoroughly deserves its 'good' rating".

Data from the HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at http://www.hgca.com/.

On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

* Source: SAC

** Source: SWRI (LA/T = Litres of Alcohol per Tonne)

Bred by Nickerson.

Limagrain UK Ltd, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT    Tel: 01472 371471