LG-Gold is a high yielding, AH classified wheat.
TARGET AREAS: Inner Darling Downs, Queensland and all of New South Wales.
LG-Gold has demonstrated superior yield maturity to Suntop, Spitfire and EGA Gregory with an added maturity advantage. It is well suited to an early or late plant with good yield performance across the planting windows.
It has an excellent disease package and shows consistently high protein and test weight along with very low screenings with low screenings in a tight seasonal finish.
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Key features
- High yielding variety
- Early maturity
- Well suited to late planting.
- Strong straw
- Consistently high protein and test weight
- Very low screenings
- AH Classification.
Disease resistance
LG-Gold | Suntop | LRBP Spitfire | EGA Gregory | |
Stem Rust | MS-S | MR-MS | MR | MR |
Stripe Rust | S-VS | MR-MS | MR | MR |
Leaf Rust | S-VS | MR | S | R-MR/MS(P) |
Yellow Leaf Spot | MS-S | MS-S | MS-S | S |
Septoria Tritici | MS-S | MS-S | S | MS-S |
Cereal Cyst Nemotode (CCN) | – | S | MS | S |
P. Neglectus Res | MS-S | S | MS-S | S |
P. Thornei Res | MS-S | MR-MS | MS | MS-S |
Crown Rot | MS-S | MS-S | MS | S |
Common Root rot | MS | MS | MS-S | MS-S |
Black Point | MS-S | MS-S | MS-S | MS-S |
Flag Smut | R-MR | R | MS-S | MS-S |
Key: R Resistant MR Moderately Resistant MS Moderately Susceptible S Susceptible VS Very Susceptible
Source: Edstar Genetics 2020.
*Talk to your local agronomist about a fungicide program in seasons where rust is prevalent as this variety has shown susceptibility to some known pathotypes.
End Point Royalty (EPR)
- $3.00 (+GST) per tonne applies to grain production.
Seed availability
LG-Gold is available through all national rural resellers.
See our find a stockist page and use the interactive map to find your local outlet.