Laverne Wheat Variety Description
U. S. Variety Protection Applied For
Laverne is a soft red winter wheat line developed at VA Tech. It is a broadly adapted, early heading, semi-dwarf variety that is very short in plant height with very good straw strength. It expresses moderate to high levels of resistance to powdery mildew, leaf rust, stripe rust, stem rust, Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus, Wheat Spindle Streak Mosaic Virus, leaf blotch, leaf and glume blotch, and Fusarium Head Blight. Plant and spike color are green, and its awnletted spikes are strap in shape.
U. S. Protected Variety
Can be sold only as a class of Certified seed
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