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Nijinsky is soft-milling nabim Group 3 wheat.
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nabim reports that it meets the criteria for biscuit performance.
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Classified as uks soft wheat but a low W means it is only suitable for blending into uks cargoes.
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Rated moderate for distilling.
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Low specific weight. A slow developing variety it is useful for early drilling and gives its best in this slot.
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Stiff straw when treated with PGR.
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Good resistance to yellow rust and Fusarium ear blight but rather susceptible to brown rust.
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Susceptible to sprouting in the ear during a wet harvest.
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No longer grown in RL trials.
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Breeder/ UK Agent: Nickerson (www.nickersonseeds.co.uk).
