# WB4243 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Westbred
- **Crop:** Wheat
- **Maturity:** Medium-Early
- **Release year:** 2024
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/wheat/westbred/westbred-wb4243-wheat
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

WB4243 is a Hard Red Winter Wheat Variety with excellent yield potential and test weight. Suited for the Northern and Central Regions, this variety has excellent Soil-Borne Mosaic Virus tolerance and very good Wheat Stem Sawfly tolerance.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Yield Potential
- Very Good Wheat-Stem Sawfly Tolerance
- Very Good Drought Tolerance
- Excellent Test Weight with Very Good Protein Content

## Key Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 8 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HERBICIDE TOLERANCE | - |
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| HEAD TYPE | Awned |
| YIELD POTENTIAL | 2 |
| 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 |
| WINTER HARDINESS | 3 |
| TILLERING POTENTIAL | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |

## Quality

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

## Pest And Disease Resistance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB) | 6 |
| LEAF RUST | 5 |
| SOIL-BORNE MOSAIC | 2 |
| WHEAT STEM SAWFLY | 4 |
| WHEAT STREAK MOSAIC | 6 |
| YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST | 8 |