Extase potential problems

bankrupt

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My extase was treated with the same fungicide program as all the other varieties, t0, through t3 all very robust due to area, serviced agronomy, large spend, it just broke down.
Same here.

Keeping greener longer makes it an easy target for a late wet weather foliar disease here - I'm only calling it septoria nodorum because that's what we've always called it.
 
Same here.

Keeping greener longer makes it an easy target for a late wet weather foliar disease here - I'm only calling it septoria nodorum because that's what we've always called it.
I have had too leave extase straw down drying two days longer then other varieties, at the point the combine has cut it off it's still green.
 

Hampton

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Shropshire
Doing alright here.
After spuds
 

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PSQ

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Arable Farmer
Most of our wheats haven't had any fungicide this year, looking good so far.
Happy to have jumped off the hamster wheel.
Crusoe and Extase. We are treating them with nutrients etc and watching closely.
I don't know if direct drilling has helped, though of course I hope it has. I'm working on the principle that healthy crops should be able to see off disease. An agonomist who looked at them last week reckoned they'll do 8.5 tonnes/ha , which is good for us. Many a slip between cup and lip, mind...

Quotes above from the 'T3' thread in mid June.

@martian how did the no fungicide Extase yield in he end?
 

Hindsight

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Location
Lincolnshire
Verydor XE and I can’t remember if it was Presite SX or Zypar for the Fat Hen.
The Verydor was the only fungicide it had all season at a litre/ha

Thank you for the reply. Fat Hen is a strength of Zypar. Cheap crop to grow. Cheers.

Looked a cracking crop of wheat from picture through combine cab window.
 
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martian

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N Herts
Quotes above from the 'T3' thread in mid June.

@martian how did the no fungicide Extase yield in he end?
About 6t/ha...everything looked brilliant until the weather changed
 

Hjwise

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Mixed Farmer
Did well here. Below average fungicide applications. Later drilled in to a horrible seedbed after the last Sugarbeet crop. (Land is really too heavy for root crops).
 

Hindsight

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Location
Lincolnshire
About 6t/ha...everything looked brilliant until the weather changed

Hi, I note from the original thread you had Crusoe and Extase. Your 6 t/ha does that relate to just fields that had no fungicide? Or your whole farm average? And if whole farm did you not apply fungicide too any of your crops. Am being nosy, so apologies. Reply only if you wish to. Cheers.
 

Hindsight

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Lincolnshire
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Cheshire
Every variety that has had a major flaw show up in field has had enthusiasts persevere another year. We’re in a run of cooler springs with more late frosts, until the sun spot cycle picks up or global warming happens🤣.
Don’t go near it, I’m embarrassed for KWS and their promotion of Extase given the widespread murmurs of problems. Obviously 90% of farmers unbelievably pay no credence to idle chatter on forums.
I can get sh!t yields without any seed breeders help, why add the risk?
 
I hope anyone planting this year doesn't Google this site next harvest after a cold spring to read how big the problem is after believing the breeders statement of a "handful of cases" on Facebook.
 

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