# WB4303 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Westbred
- **Crop:** Wheat
- **Maturity:** Medium-Early
- **Release year:** 2015
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/wheat/westbred/westbred-wb4303-wheat
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

WB4303 is a Hard Red Winter Wheat variety that offers growers excellent yield potential and standability, with very good grazing potential. This medium-early-maturing variety also has very good milling and baking quality.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Yield Potential
- Very Good Grazing Potential
- Excellent Standability
- Very Good Milling and Baking Quality

## Key Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |
| STANDABILITY | 1 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 8 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HERBICIDE TOLERANCE | - |
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| PLANTING RATE | High |
| HEAD TYPE | Awned |
| YIELD POTENTIAL | 1 |
| PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION | Yes |
| LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED | No |
| CROP SYSTEM | IR,HR,DR |
| PATENT PROTECTION | Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT | No |

## Production

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| WINTER HARDINESS | 3 |
| TILLERING POTENTIAL | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |
| STANDABILITY | 1 |

## Quality

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PROTEIN CONTENT | 2 |
| MILLING/BAKING QUALITY | 3 |

## Pest And Disease Resistance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| BARLEY YELLOW DWARF | 6 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) | 6 |
| HESSIAN FLY | 5 |
| LEAF RUST | 6 |
| POWDERY MILDEW | 8 |
| SEPTORIA TRITICI | 6 |
| SOIL-BORNE MOSAIC | 1 |
| TAN SPOT | 7 |
| WHEAT STREAK MOSAIC | 4 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 8 |
