# WB4792 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Westbred
- **Crop:** Wheat
- **Maturity:** Medium-Late
- **Release year:** 2018
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/wheat/westbred/westbred-wb4792-wheat
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

WB4792 is a Hard Red Winter Wheat variety with excellent yield potential and test weight and very good standability. This medium-late-maturing variety has good drought tolerance and grazing potential and is adapted to the western plains.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Yield Potential
- Strong Western Adaptation
- Very Good Yellow (Stripe) Rust Tolerance
- Very Good Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Tolerance
- Single-Use License Variety

## Key Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 4 |

## Management

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

## Production

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium-Tall |
| WINTER HARDINESS | 3 |
| TILLERING POTENTIAL | 4 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |

## Quality

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

## Pest And Disease Resistance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| BARLEY YELLOW DWARF | 4 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) | 8 |
| HESSIAN FLY | 7 |
| LEAF RUST | 3 |
| POWDERY MILDEW | 7 |
| SOIL-BORNE MOSAIC | 6 |
| TAN SPOT | 6 |
| WHEAT STEM SAWFLY | 6 |
| WHEAT STREAK MOSAIC | 4 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 4 |