Featherstone 125 Wheat Variety Description
U. S. Variety Protection Applied For
Featherstone 125 is a full-season soft red winter wheat, with average height, awned, high test weight, semi-dwarf wheat that expresses high levels of resistance to powdery mildew, leaf rust, and Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus. Plant and spike color are blue-green, and it’s awned spikes are tapering in shape. Average plant height is 33.8 inches. In the Virginia Preliminary Wheat Test, it ranked 8th among 126 entries with a mean yield of 69.2 bu/ac. Flour of Featherstone 125 is suitable for pastry and cracker products. It is moderately resistant to powdery mildew, glume blotch and stem rust races. It is resistant to leaf rust.
County Name, City Telephone # ClassAmelia Featherstone Seed, Inc., Amelia 804-561-3754 C
Westmoreland VCIA Foundation Seed Farm, Mt. Holly 804-472-3500 F