WPB Fraser is a high performing hard feed spring wheat with strong yellow rust resistance that delivers high yields.
WPB Fraser
High yielding spring wheat
- Status: AHDB Recommended
- Disease Resistance: Yellow Rust (8)
Strengths
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Good yellow rust resistance
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High yielding
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Suitable for the later drilling situation in the spring
Technical Information
Yield (% Treated Control)
| UK Yield as % control (spring sowing) | |
|---|---|
| Fungicide-treated (7.2 t/ha) | 104 |
Disease Resistance
| Mildew | (8) |
| Yellow Rust | 8 |
| Brown Rust | 5 |
| Septoria Tritici | (6) |
| Orange Wheat Blossom Midge | - |
Agronomic Features (spring sowing)
| Agronomic Features (Spring Sowing) | - |
| Straw length without PGR (cm) | 80 |
| Ripening (days +/- Mulika) | 0 |
Grain Quality (spring sowing)
| Endosperm Texture | Hard |
| Protein Content (%) | 12.6 |
| Hagberg Falling Number | 233 |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 75.4 |
WPB Fraser is a high performing hard feed spring wheat with strong yellow rust resistance that delivers high yields.
Technical information
-
Good yellow rust resistance
-
High yielding
-
Suitable for the later drilling situation in the spring
Technical Information
Yield (% Treated Control)
| UK Yield as % control (spring sowing) | |
|---|---|
| Fungicide-treated (7.2 t/ha) | 104 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. See AHDB website for full dataset.
Disease Resistance
| Mildew | (8) |
| Yellow Rust | 8 |
| Brown Rust | 5 |
| Septoria Tritici | (6) |
| Orange Wheat Blossom Midge | - |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. See AHDB website for full dataset. On the 1‒9 scales, high figures indicate that a variety shows the character to a high degree (e.g. high resistance). ( ) = limited data.
Agronomic Features (spring sowing)
| Agronomic Features (Spring Sowing) | - |
| Straw length without PGR (cm) | 80 |
| Ripening (days +/- Mulika) | 0 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. See AHDB website for full dataset.
Grain Quality (spring sowing)
| Endosperm Texture | Hard |
| Protein Content (%) | 12.6 |
| Hagberg Falling Number | 233 |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 75.4 |
Data used from AHDB 2026/2027 Recommended List. See AHDB website for full dataset.


