Geluck
An abundance of luck!
- SpeciesWheat
- Sowing periodWinter
- MaturityEarly
- MaturityLate
- Cropping systemConventional
- Varietal traitAwnless
- Lodging resistance
- Wheat after maize
- Wheat after wheat
Important information
Foot diseases: PCH1 resistant
Baking wheat B2
Description
Geluck is the wheat variety par excellence for the Belgian grain market: tolerant to leaf and foot diseases and semi-early. Its robustness ensures consistent yield.
Sowing info
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October — Recommended period
- November — Recommended period
- December — Recommended period
- October & November 300 seeds/m² — Recommended period
- Early December 400 seeds/m² — Recommended period
Recommended period Sowing possible
October, November, December (first half)
Technical ratings
Agronomic characteristics
Alternativity
3
Stem elongation earliness
2
Heading earliness
5,5
Ripening earliness
5,5
Frost tolerance
8
Tillering capacity
7
Straw length
4
Lodging resistance
6,5
Chlortoluron
9
Technological values
Test weight
8,5/9
Protein content
8/9
Zeleny index
8/9
Hagberg
8/9
TKW
8/9
Disease tolerance
Powdery mildew
6,5/9
Yellow rust
7/9
Brown rust
7,5/9
Septoria
7/9
Fusarium head blight
7/9
Eyespot
6/9
1/9 = Very low 9/9 = Very high
