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    WPB Clifden is the latest addition of Wiersum Plantbreeding on the UK Recommended Variety List 2026. WPB Clifden is an exciting new variety with very high yields. WPB Clifden is an hard feed (group 4) spring wheat. The variety has a good lodging resistance with good other agronomic characteristics. Resistance to diseases areRead more

WPB Fulco is an exiting new winter wheat listed at the German Described Variety List in spring 2025. WPB Fulco is listed as an early ripening A-quality baking wheat with high yields. The performance in the field is good, with very good resistances against diseases and a good score for fusarium risks. WPB Fulco hasRead more

After three years of testing in official trials a new spring wheat variety, WPB Fraser is added on the  UK National Recommended List. WPB Fraser is listed as a hard group 4 feed wheat.  The resistances against yellow rust (8) and mildew (8) are high, with an average score for septoria tritici (6). WPB FraserRead more

In march 2024 a new exiting A-Quality winter wheat is listed by the Bundessortenamt  in Germany. After three years of testing WPB Devon showed very high yields, treated and untreated. WPB Devon has a strong resistance package against diseases. Specially the yellow rust, mildew and septoria resistance are very high. The Baking quality is goodRead more

WPB Lynx is a new exciting spring wheat variety. The variety is already listed in Poland and Estonia, but other countries will follow next few years. WPB Lynx is a strong short variety with a very high yield potential.  The variety has an excellent resistance package with and outstanding good resistance against mildew, brown rustRead more

After three years of testing WPB Mylo is listed on UK Recommended List 2024. At this list, launched at 27 november 2023, WPB Mylo is registerd as a group 2 baking wheat variety. WPB Mylo is a short awned variety with a good lodging resistance and an amazing resistance package. WPB Mylo shows an excellentRead more

WPB Newton is a new winter wheat variety added on the National Lists/Beschreibende Sortenliste of Germany, Poland and Belgium. In Germany WPB Newton is listed as A Quality baking wheat with the highest yield, furthermore WPB Newton has a very nice loafvolume, high Zelenyvalues and high Hagberg falling number. WPB Newton has good agronomic charactersRead more

WPB Duncan, Provisionally Recommended on Irish Recommended List 2022 starts good with the provisionally recommendation of WPB Duncan spring wheat in Ireland. After four years of official trials WPB Duncan is added on the Recommended List with the highest yield and a good kernel quality with a higher Hagberg falling number and high specific weight.Read more

After two years official testing, WPB Troy is listed in Ukraine. The Ukraine is already the fifth country WPB Troy is listed. This new variety is in trial in different most East European countries. WPB Troy is an spring wheat with medium early ripening and unique brown rust resistance. The variety realises high yield underRead more

WPB Pebbles and WPB Francis are the two new spring wheat varieties listed on the Polish National List this winter. WPB Francis is an high yielding A quality baking wheat with strong stiff straw and has a good leaf health with  very good resistances against brown rust and mildew. WPB Francis has an excellent highRead more