RAGT·Cereals
RGT Dello
RGT Dello — a mid-late awnless winter wheat variety of quality group C from RAGT, which the maker says is the first variety of this group approved for organic farming in Germany.
Main advantages
- Organic farming — approved in Germany
- Brown and yellow rust 9/9 — maker's score
- Wheat midge — high tolerance, per the maker
- Winter hardiness 8/9 — maker's score
- 126% of the standard — German trials
Overview
About this product
RGT Dello is a mid-late awnless (lutescens) winter wheat variety of quality group C, with a thousand-seed weight of 42–45 g. The maker claims it is the first group C variety officially approved for organic farming in Germany; in official German trials the maker reports 126% of the standard.
The maker notes high tolerance to orange wheat blossom midge.
Maker's scores on a 1–9 scale
- winter hardiness, drought tolerance and lodging resistance
- 8
- brown and yellow rust
- 9
Seeding rate is 3.2–4.6 million viable seeds/ha depending on sowing date; the density of productive stems before harvest is 700/m².
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | RAGT |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Medium Late |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Drought tolerance | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Yield | 126% of the standard in official German trials (maker's claim) |
| Quality class | quality group C |
| Lodging resistance | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant height | 7/9 (maker's score) |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew 8/9, septoria 8/9, fusarium head blight 7/9, tan spot 7/9, brown rust 9/9, yellow rust 9/9, eyespot 7/9 (maker's score) |
| Seeding rate | by sowing date, million viable seeds/ha: early 3.2–3.6, optimal 3.6–4.2, late 4.2–4.6 |
| Plants at harvest | 700 productive stems/m² before harvest |
| Thousand-seed weight | 42–45 g |
| Other facts | Ear emergence: mid-late; Botanical variety: lutescens (awnless); Approval for organic farming: first in Germany among group C varieties (maker's claim); Tolerance to orange wheat blossom midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana): high (maker's claim); Compensating ability: high, thanks to many grains per ear (per the maker) |
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Questions & answers
What farmers ask most
- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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