Wheat

RGT Ponsford

Announcing the arrival of RGT Ponsford spring wheat for season 2025

Main Season wheat with high yield potential

If you are in Victoria, southern NSW or SA and looking to maximise yield, RGT Ponsford will be proud to partner with you for a successful season.

RGT Ponsford is a new spring wheat from the unique RAGT wheat breeding program.  Ideally suited to the southern zone throughout SA, Victoria, and southern NSW for main season wheats, RGT Ponsford is a new main season wheat alternative for growers looking to upgrade from Scepter, Calibre and Rockstar.

RGT Ponsford has a strong disease resistance profile with good resistance to stripe rust and Septoria tritici.

Type – Main season white wheat
Disease Resistance – Visit nvtonline.com.au
Seedling Vigour -Excellent
Sowing Zones – South Australia, Victoria and southern NSW

Features

  • New RAGT White Spring Wheat, with excellent yield potential in southern zones- for southern NSW, Vic and SA.
  • Stronger Septoria tritici resistance- moderately susceptible to susceptible (MSS)
  • Excellent rust resistance package:
    Stripe Rust (Yr)- MRMS,
    Leaf rust (Lr) – MR,
    Stem Rust (Sr) – RMR
  • Exceptional yields – consistently high yielding over last three years of NVT, over 108% in 2023 across SA and Vic.
  • Maturity- mid maturity- like Scepter, Rockstar and Calibre.
  • Pending AH classification

Benefits

  • Higher yields, higher profit opportunity
  • Easier to manage wheat crop, with less fungicide required for disease management
  • Planting flexibility in main sowing window

Sowing Rates

50-100kg/ha
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