HILLIARD Varieties

HILLIARD was released by Virginia Tech. It is a soft red wheat that is a broadly adapted variety with high yield potential, medium stature (34-38 inches), later heading date, and excellent straw strength. Plant stem and spike color of Hilliard are green, and its spikes are tapering and awned. Hilliard is resistant to powdery mildew, Barley and cereal Yellow Dwarf Viruses and moderately resistant to leaf rust, leaf blotch caused by Septoria tritici and Stagnosopora nodorum, and glume blotch caused by S. nodorum. Hilliard is resistant to Hessian fly Biotypes B, C, and D, but susceptible to biotype O and L. US PROTECTED VARIETY and can be sold only as a class of Certified Seed. Variety Producers
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