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Alchemy is a high-yielding soft-milling Group 4 feed wheat variety which remains very popular, taking around 17% of the provisional 2007 certified seed production.
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Has performed well in a range of sowing dates and soil types.
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Provisionally classified as uks soft wheat for export. Low W means it is only suitable for blending into uks export cargoes.
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Rated as "moderate" for distilling.
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A slow developing variety, useful for early drilling.
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Good resistance to yellow rust and Septoria nodorum and above average resistance to mildew.
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One of a group of varieties - Alchemy, Claire, Deben, Istabraq and Zebedee -which are now moderately susceptible to a race of brown rust that has become widespread.
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Very high untreated yield.
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Breeder/ UK Agent: Nickerson (www.nickersonseeds.co.uk ).