LAVERNE Varieties

LAVERNE was released by Virginia Tech. It is a soft red winter wheat line. 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. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR and can be sold only as a Class of Certified Seed Variety Producers
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