# WB9516 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Westbred
- **Crop:** Wheat
- **Maturity:** Medium
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/wheat/westbred/westbred-wb9516-wheat
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

WB9516 is a Hard Red Spring Wheat variety with excellent yield potential and a very good disease tolerance package against Powdery Mildew and Wheat Stem Sawfly. It has excellent milling and baking quality with very good standability and test weight.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Yield Potential
- Low pH Tolerance
- Semi-Solid Stem
- Single-Use License Variety

## Key Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PROTEIN CONTENT | 4 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) | 7 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 6 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HERBICIDE TOLERANCE | - |
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium-High |
| HEAD TYPE | Awned |
| YIELD POTENTIAL | 1 |
| PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION | Pending |
| LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED | Yes |
| CROP SYSTEM | DR |
| PATENT PROTECTION | Pending |
| NEW PRODUCT | Yes |

## Production

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium-Short |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |

## Quality

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PROTEIN CONTENT | 4 |
| MILLING/BAKING QUALITY | 1 |

## Pest And Disease Resistance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) | 7 |
| HESSIAN FLY | 2 |
| LEAF RUST | 9 |
| POWDERY MILDEW | 4 |
| WHEAT STEM SAWFLY | 4 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 6 |